Steve Sarkisian addresses Quinn Ewers' Heisman Trophy chances after injury

Quinn Ewers was one of the leading Heisman Trophy candidates before an injury forced him to miss a couple of games. He made his return last week to lead Texas to a win in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma, and now the question remains how much his absence will affect his chances going forward.

Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian believes it’s still very much possible if Texas can finish the year undefeated. However, he made sure to emphasize that if Ewers is invited to the Heisman ceremony, it would be in part because of his teammates that helped him get there.

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“I think individual accolades, awards, honors are a byproduct of team success,” Sarkisian said. “So if he’s in New York in December, it’s probably because we’ve won a lot of games and maybe won every game. I don’t think that we should feel that it’s about what Quinn does. Yes, we need to win. And if we’re gonna win, it probably means he played pretty well in some pretty big games.

“I think at the end, that’s the reality. But there’s a lot of work to be done between now and then. But we have a firm belief around here that team success is what promotes individual accolades, awards and honors.”

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Ewers looked sharp in his return to action against the Sooners on Saturday. He finished 20-of-29 passing for 199 yards and a touchdown with one interception, also running in another TD for score.

Texas has plenty of marquee games left on the schedule for Quinn Ewers to leave his mark, but as of right now he has the fourth-best odds of any player to win the Heisman. If he can simply maintain his level of play over the back half of the season, he’ll have a shot to at least be a finalist.

The Longhorns will play arguably their biggest game of the year at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday when they face No. 5 Georgia. A big performance from Ewers in that contest will only improve his chances of hoisting college football’s most coveted individual accolade.