The Texas Longhorns’ undefeated record is no more! Their impressive six-game winning streak came to a disappointing halt last week with a loss against the Georgia Bulldogs. The game was incredibly intense, especially due to the bold decision made by the Longhorns’ head coach to bench Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning. This decision was met with mixed reactions from many people. Interestingly, a former ESPN analyst now sheds a different light on the situation, suggesting that the coach’s call was actually the correct one.

On October 24, HornSports took to X to share former ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay’s opinion on Steve Sarkisian’s decision to pull Quinn Ewers out of the game for the first half, saying, “I could understand Sark didn’t bench him to bench him for the rest of the game. It was very clear for Sark one to just calm him down; he was doing all the right things for, like, 223, series, but then the series before he got benched, you could tell the pressure was affecting him. It was Sark saying, Hey, come over here. Take a deep breath. Let’s watch things for a minute from the sidelines.” Well, that’s a straight fact: Ewers was really playing under pressure, which was quite visible in his performance against the Bulldogs.

Turnovers were a recurring issue for Ewers during the game. In addition, he threw an interception and fumbled the ball twice, resulting in Georgia taking a 20-0 lead in the first half. Which eventually resulted in getting freshman Arch Manning into the field. However, that too had no luck for the Longhorns, as he only completed 3 out of 6 passes running for 19 yards.

However, once the situation was under control, Steve Sarkisian made the decision to send Quinn Ewers back into the game, which ended up significantly altering the course of the game, at least for a while. Even Todd McShay said the same thing: “And you could see when he came back in the second half, he was settled down, and the offense had settled down and then started to move in the second half.”

Steve made a sound judgment as Quinn Ewers finished his game, completing 25 out of 43 passes, running for 211 yards, and scoring two touchdowns. However, he also had three problematic turnovers. While it wasn’t Ewers’ strongest performance, being benched helped him regain control of the game. Yet, this has also sparked multiple questions about his position in the ongoing season.

Is Quinn Ewers’ position in jeopardy?

Quinn Ewers finds himself in a precarious position as the starting quarterback for Texas, as his recent performances have left much to be desired. After making his highly anticipated comeback against Oklahoma, Ewers threw an interception on his first pass, further exacerbating concerns. His subsequent performance against the Bulldogs only added fuel to the fire.

However, you can’t ignore that he also completed 20 out of 29 of his passes running for 199 yards against Oklahoma. Even head coach Steve Sarkisian has full faith in his game, as he confirmed that Ewers will be 100% playing as a starting quarterback. “We have confidence and belief in him. I think he’s going to come out and play really good football for us here in the second half of the season,” he said.

As of now, everything seems fine for Ewers; let’s hope he brings back his old charisma for the upcoming Texas game against Vanderbilt.