After a disastrous start offensively for Texas, the Longhorns have made a change at quarterback.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian benched starting quarterback Quinn Ewers amid a disastrous offensive start at home against No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night.
Ewers was 6-of-12 for 17 yards and an interception, and also lost a fumble after a strip sack in the first quarter. Both turnovers led to 14 Georgia points. With the Longhorns trailing 20-0, Sarkisian had seen enough, and replaced Ewers with redshirt freshman star quarterback Arch Manning with 4:43 to play in the second quarter.
Manning played admirably earlier this season when Ewers missed time due to an abdominal strain. Entering Saturday night, Manning had completed 70.5% of his passes for 901 yards and nine touchdowns to two interceptions.Mike McDaniel is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where he has worked since January 2022. His work has been featured at InsideTheACC.com, SB Nation, FanSided and more.
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