Quinn Ewers to start versus Oklahoma
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian announced Thursday that Quinn Ewers will start at quarterback versus Oklahoma. Ewers has not played since the UTSA game. He was listed as probable on the SEC Injury Report Wednesday night.
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With regards to Ewers, this is a process Sarkisian and company should be very familiar with now after Texas’ junior quarterback missed three games in 2022 and two games in 2023. Upon his return from each absence, Ewers led Texas to victories. One of them was even historic.
“I think Quinn has shown over his time that when he’s been injured, he’s engaged, he comes back, and he plays really good football coming off of injury,” Sarkisian said Thursday.
Ewers left the loss to Alabama after one quarter of play in 2022 and returned to action a few weeks later for that year’s edition of the Red River Shootout. Ewers eviscerated a hapless OU defense, going 21-for-31 for 289 yards and four touchdowns plus an inconsequential interception during Texas’ 49-0 win.
Then in 2023 after leaving the Houston win due to injury, Ewers returned in time for the road game against the TCU Horned Frogs. He was 22-for-33 for 317 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
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That pick was notable for being undone thanks to the efforts of Xavier Worthy and Jordan Whittington.
The touchdown toss in Fort Worth went to Adonai Mitchell, as did an important have-to-have-it third down conversion that moved the Longhorns out of the shadow of their own goalposts and into a position where they could run out the clock.
In total in two return-from-injury games, Ewers is 43-for-64 (67%) for 606 yards, five touchdowns, and two interceptions.
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Texas plays Oklahoma on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in the Cotton Bowl.
