Maalik Murphy subbed in for Ewers for the opening drive of the fourth quarter and remained in the lineup the remainder of the way.
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to throw a pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Houston, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, in Houston.shifted the tenor of the game late in the first half. And save for a Michael Taaffee fourth-quarter interception, the Longhorns defense struggled to contain Donovan Smith’s deep ball throughout Saturday’s contest.
Texas entered the weekend tied for 14th in the nation with a 71.4% fourth down conversion rate. The Longhorns remained aggressive Saturday, once again going for it on several occasions. The results were hit-and-miss.Faced with a fourth-and-2 at the Houston 30-yard line on Texas’ opening offensive drive of the afternoon, Ewers connected with Xavier Worthy for a 16-yard catch-and-run on an eventual Longhorns touchdown drive.
But moments later, on yet another fourth-down try, an Ewers pass intended for Adonai Mitchell fell incomplete. Mitchell, running an out route on the play, barely got his head around to locate the football as it fluttered to the ground.After pulling in two passes for 26 yards on Texas’ opening drive, the second team AP preseason All-American receiver gave the Longhorns some momentary scoreboard separation with a 42-yard touchdown grab on the offense’s second possession.
That all changed with a road trip to TDECU Stadium, where Brooks nearly equaled his 2023 catch total in the course of a single afternoon.
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