Arch Manning briefly changed Quinn Ewers within the second quarter of No. 1 Texas’ 30-15 loss to No. 5 Georgia.
Ewers was benched with the Longhorns trailing 20-0. Texas had simply 15 yards in 5 possessions with Ewers beneath heart and he dedicated two turnovers with a fumble and an interception.
Ewers was enjoying his second sport since returning to the lineup after an stomach pressure in the course of the Longhorns’ Week 3 sport in opposition to UTSA.
“I used to be simply attempting to settle Quinn down somewhat bit, attempt to give us somewhat little bit of a spark,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian informed ESPN earlier than halftime. “However we have got to get out of our personal means. We’re not enjoying good as a unit proper now — our protection is placing out some fires for us.”
Ewers returned to the sport at first of the third quarter with Texas trailing 23-0.
Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli, began to heat up after Ewers was sacked with 7:26 to go within the second quarter. Texas held Georgia to a discipline aim on its following drive, and Manning ended up taking the sector for the Longhorns’ sixth possession. The possession led to a punt and the one first down got here when Mykal Williams was flagged for grabbing Manning’s face masks.
Manning’s second drive had a worse end result. After operating for a primary down, Jalon Walker bought his third sack of the evening when he took down Manning. On the following play, Manning bought stripped and Walker recovered the fumble with 25 seconds to go earlier than halftime. Texas added a discipline aim after the fumble to take that 23-0 lead into the break.
Manning began two video games in Ewers’ absence as Texas beat Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State. He had 5 TDs in aid of Ewers within the 56-7 win over UTSA.
Ewers was rusty to start out Texas’ 34-3 win over Oklahoma every week in the past, however he settled down and had two TDs because the Longhorns cruised over the ultimate three quarters. Earlier than Ewers got here again into the lineup, coach Steve Sarkisian had been adamant that it was Ewers’ staff and that he would regain his beginning position when wholesome.
Manning spent many of the 2023 season as Texas’ No. 3 QB behind Ewers and Maalik Murphy earlier than he was elevated to the No. 2 position in 2024 when Ewers returned for his senior season and Murphy transferred to Duke. Manning was the No. 2 QB for 2 video games when Ewers was sidelined with a shoulder damage and in addition served because the backup for the staff’s Faculty Soccer Playoff loss to Washington when Murphy had entered the switch portal earlier than the postseason.