Quinn Ewers leaves Texas vs Alabama with injury after big hit

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers looked like he was finding a groove early on against Alabama. But a big hit from Dallas Turner knocked him out of the game — causing Longhorns fans to hold their collective breath.

On a first-and-goal play late in the first quarter, Ewers threw the ball out of bounds as Turner was coming toward him and leveled a huge hit. Ewers landed hard on the play and took a while to get up before walking off the field under his own power.

The former Five Star Plus+ recruit was looking the part in his second game as Texas starter, completing nine of his first 12 passes for 134 yards before the injury. Hudson Card, who lost the quarterback competition to Ewers, entered the game as a result. Ewers, in turn, headed to the locker room.

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At the time of the injury, Texas trailed Alabama 10-3 while sitting on the Crimson Tide one-yard line, knocking on the door of the end zone.

The game against Alabama has special meaning for Ewers, a Texas native who committed to Texas before re-classifying and enrolling at Ohio State last season. Now, he’s the Longhorns starter after a solid showing in his debut last week against Louisiana-Monroe.

He talked about the lead-up to the game against the Crimson Tide and explained how he’s preparing for the big showdown at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium.

“[We are] trying to prepare the same way we do every week,” Ewers said during a Monday media availability. “At the end of the day, it’s another opportunity. We have to go out there and show what we can do and it’s going to be a lot of fun … [Alabama] is a great program, a historic program. Excited to get on the field.”