Texas football suffered its first loss of the 2024 season at the hands of Georgia football 30-15 in Austin on Saturday night. The Bulldogs controlled the entire game from start to finish and even led 23-0 at halftime. However, prior to halftime, the Longhorns made a surprising quarterback change that saw redhsirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning replace Quinn Ewers in the second quarter. Should Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian have done that?
Ewers struggled against the Bulldogs defense from the very beginning. The former Ohio State quarterback struggled against the Bulldogs consistent pass rush and the run game couldn’t muster much production either. Ewers, before getting benched, went 6/12 for 17 passing yards and an interception. Furthermore, the Longhorns were already in a 20-0 hole just before intermission.
In hopes to maybe dig the Longhorns out of the hole, Sarkisian decided to put in Manning with just about five minutes left in the second quarter. Manning had a few impressive plays, but he struggled immensely as well and went 3/6 for 19 yards. As a unit, Ewers and Manning combined for only an average of 3.1 yards per pass attempt, respectively…