Ever since Colt McCoy left the program, Texas has not been a beacon of consistency at the quarterback position.
Outside of Sam Ehlinger, who went down as one of the best quarterbacks in program history statistically, Texas’ quarterback situation has been a sore subject throughout the past decade. One of the main reasons is the series of quarterback decisions that likely could have gone in the other direction.
Whether there was too short of a leash or maybe the wrong quarterback was chosen in the first place, there are three specific instances that stand out recently.
Here are the three quarterbacks that Texas should have stuck with who could have helped them win more games at that time. This isn’t to say that the quarterback that started over them didn’t go on to be better, but at the time it could have gone a different direction with the other passer at the helm.