The bye week is now firmly in the rearview mirror. The Texas Longhorns look to get back on the field Saturday against the Baylor Bears at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. This game features two Austin native quarterbacks going head to head once again. For the Longhorns it puts Austin Westlake’s Sam Ehlinger against Lake Travis’ Charlie Brewer of Baylor. Can the Longhorns ruin Brewer’s final shot at a win in his hometown?
These two quarterbacks have won one game apiece when facing off. Ehlinger didn’t play against them in 2017 so which quarterback will get the edge on Saturday?
| Ehlinger | vs | Brewer |
| 6-3 | Height | 6-1 |
| 225 | Weight | 210 |
| Senior | Class | Senior |
| 40 | Games | 37 |
| 62.9 | Career Comp % | 64.0 |
| 10,081 | Yards | 8,113 |
| 7.7 | YPA | 7.9 |
| 84 | TDs | 55 |
| 26 | INTs | 22 |
Ehlinger is looking to best Brewer once again and get the Texas Longhorns back on track. When looking at the season numbers, there really isn’t a comparison. The Bears have managed to play just two games due to three separate COVID-19 outbreaks. They beat Kansas in their Big 12 Conference opener and fell to West Virginia in overtime.
Brewer ended up leaving the game but would return after having his shoulder examined. With the two weeks off since that game, he should be good to go against a Texas team that is desperate for a win after dropping two-straight games. Ehlinger wants to win to not only stop the snide but help eliminate the outside noise.
There seems to be a fair amount of negativity surrounding this program but winning cures all. For the Longhorns they have to believe they have the better quarterback and hopefully that gives them the edge on Saturday.