Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said injured QB Quinn Ewers 'has made great strides,' but he'll rest for at least one more week as Arch Manning gets his first start.
Pat McAfee reacts to the news that Arch Manning has been named the starting quarterback over Quinn Ewers for the Longhorns' matchup vs. Louisiana-Monroe. Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Manning, the top prospect in the Class of 2023, has appeared in four games for Texas, but had his breakout last week in a 56-7 win overand his 67-yard touchdown run -- the longest ever by a UT freshman -- marked the first time in school history that a player recorded a run and throw of at least 65 yards in the same game. Only Colt McCoy and Vince Young had done it in the same season for Texas.
"Arch is more than capable, as I think we all know," Sarkisian said."I mean, you go out and you have five touchdowns coming in off the bench, you've already proved you can play. Now, it's about executing the plan, doing it with confidence and fixing some of the issues on the field when they arise.""Quinn will obviously have an earpiece in. He'll hear every play call," Sarkisian said.
"All the goals he had and that we've had for him coming into this season are all still there for him," Sarkisian said."I think we have a national championship-caliber team, and he's the quarterback of that team. And I think we still have that in front of us to go do that.
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