With No. 1 Texas struggling in a loss to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian briefly benched quarterback Quinn Ewers for backup Arch Manning before switching back to start the second half of his team's 30-15 defeat.
Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun."Quinn's our starting quarterback," Sarkisian said."I appreciate the fact that we're fortunate enough to have a backup like Arch that can come into the game and provide a spark in some sense, but at the end of the day, Quinn's our starter.
Ewers had struggled in the face of Georgia's pass rush. He was pressured on six of his 16 dropbacks, going 0 for 2 on those plays, with three sacks. Overall, Ewers was 6-of-12 passing for 17 yards and an interception when he was benched. Ewers and Manning were both under duress from Georgia's pass rush. The Bulldogs got pressure on 39% of Texas dropbacks. Georgia had 11 sacks all season and seven on Saturday night against Texas. The Longhorns rushed for just 39 yards.Ewers finished 25 of 43 for 211 Pass yds, with two touchdowns and an interception. Manning went 3 of 6 for 19 yards.
Ewers said he thought Ewers showed his competitive side in the second half, noting"I'm sure he wasn't the happiest guy with me" for taking him out of the game.
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