Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian gave an update on injured Junior QB Quinn Ewers today in his weekly press conference.
Sarkisian meets the press each Monday and typically looks back at the game just played and forward to the game coming up.
Ewers left Saturday night’s game against the UTSA Roadrunners with an apparent abdominal injury, later clarified as an oblique strain.
On Texas’ fourth offensive drive, after a 49-yard pass to TE Gunnar Helm, the Longhorns QB seemed to be in a lot of pain and was holding his lower rib cage/abdomen.
Ewers left the game and headed to the medical tent for about 15 minutes before leaving for the locker room with a towel over his head. He emerged a few minutes later in street clothes to join his teammates on the sideline.
Before leaving, Sark says Ewers was playing well.
“I thought Quinn, prior to the injury, was having a really good football game. I think he was 14 of 16, which is very efficient. He was playing at a high level.” — Steve Sarkisian
Breaking: Texas QB Quinn Ewers' ab injury isn’t as serious as initially feared.
He’s likely to miss the Louisiana Monroe game this week, but is “week to week” after leaving the UTSA game with what Steve Sarkisian termed an abdominal strain, sources tell @PeteThamel. pic.twitter.com/JbBWZZ5pbX
— ESPN (@espn) September 15, 2024
Going forward, the Southlake Carroll product is listed as ‘questionale.’
“It was a non-contact deal, which we touched on. The oblique strain there. Next week when you guys get your injury report, on next Wednesday, that officially begins, he would be listed as questionable. We’re going to monitor him day to day and see what this looks like. But he would be questionable for Saturday on the report.” — Steve Sarkisian
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The good news is the Longhorns have what appears to be a very capable backup in Arch Manning and a favorable schedule heading into the Texas-OU game.