New year, similar situation at the quarterback position for Steve Sarkisian and Texas.
When Sarkisian took the Texas job he knew that he would have to decide between Casey Thompson and Hudson Card for the starting role, but what he didn’t know was that both of them ended up being the wrong decision. Neither Thompson or Card were able to consistently produce in 2021, as Texas had a historically bad losing streak of six games and finished the season 5-7.
Since the last game against Kansas State, Thompson has since transferred to Nebraska in hopes of having a more clear path to being the starter, and former five-star and perfectly rated recruit Quinn Ewers transferred from Ohio State.
Ewers, who skipped his senior year of high school, will now have a legitimate chance to become the starter for the Longhorns and will be competing Card.
There are many intriguing quarterback battles across the country, but this one is one of the most interesting ones to keep an eye on. CBS Sports included it in their seven battles to follow during spring practice. Here are their thoughts on the intense position battle going on in Austin:
Last year, we were tracking the battle between Card and Casey Thompson, a competition that started in the spring and continued all the way into Steve Sarkisian’s first season as the Longhorns’ head coach. Thompson transferred to Nebraska, but Card is far from the frontrunner for this job thanks to the arrival of former five-star prospect Quinn Ewers from Ohio State. The 6-foot-3, 206-pound Ewers rated as the No. 1 high school recruit, according to the 247Sports Composite, and that blue-chip status has many fans handing him the honors of QB1 already. But Card has indicated he’s up for the challenge of going head-to-head against the touted new arrival and his one year of experience in Sarkisian’s offense could prove to be valuable in the competition.
Card will have to put on a performance of a lifetime in order to fend off Ewers and win the starting job, as it really seems as if it is Ewers’ job to lose. It is also fair to assume that even if Card somehow beats out Ewers, he will have an extremely short leash like he did last season, in order to give way to Ewers.