Steve Sarkisian must be incredibly proud of his Texas team! They have won all five games they have played with huge margins, despite their ‘Quinn Ewers’ problem. Well, this sure shows their resilience and determination to win the national championship. Despite major quarterback problems, the Longhorns maintained the momentum and winning streak.

There is good news for Longhorns fans, as their quarterback, Quinn Ewers, will be on the ground after two and a half games. He was sidelined because of his injury with an abdominal strain from the UTSA game in the third week. And backup QB Arch Manning took the golden opportunity and outshined and displayed a strong performance against UTSA. Following the performance, HC Steve Sarkisian announced that Manning would replace Ewers in weeks 4 and 5 as well. But after considering Manning’s performance against Mississippi State, insider Bobby Burton, shed light on the events that led to Manning’s A-Ripping.

Bobby Burton had a conversation with other insiders On Texas Football where he shared how frustrated Steve was over his backup quarterback Manning during their last game. He focused on Manning’s position during the game, which confused officials and also prevented a touchdown. “He was upset with Arch because, on the quarterback’s sneaks, this had nothing to do with his reads or anything like that. On the quarterback sneaks, he said that he got up both times and the official couldn’t figure out where he was in the end zone, and so the first one they didn’t give him a touchdown on, and Sark said he was trying to explain it via helmet communication to Arch, and that may have cost Texas Six Points right on that first quarterback sneak, and so he was trying to really coach him up about the little stuff like that.”

After the UTSA game, Steve was very confident with Manning and trusted him for the coming game. Manning displayed some impressive performance against UL Monroe. With his improving game, Steve’s trust developed, and he eventually decided to give Manning the opportunity to start in their week 5 game against Mississippi State.

Burton further empathized with the detailed coaching Manning has received at Texas. But he has to work on the small details, which ultimately contribute to the overall success of the team, and added, “It’s not just, did you make the right read, did you call the right front, did you move the offensive lineman around the way that you needed him to make a pass? It’s the little things that Arch Manning is going to be coached up on here at Texas over the next two months as Quinn Ewers retakes the helmet quarterback for the Longhorns.”

Manning is still very young, with a long career ahead of him. He’s got a lot to learn, but he’s definitely got potential. He just needs to keep working hard and focus on the little things. And he needs to remember that big games call for big performances. For now, though, it’s Quinn’s turn to be the star again.

Quinn Ewers expected to start for the Texas Longhorns against Oklahoma

According to Sports Illustrated, QB Quinn Ewers is set to appear in week 6. He is expected to return after two and a half games and start against the Oklahoma Sooners on October 12. When Ewers was not on the field, Texas still displayed some quality performance and won all the games so far. His return to the team only strengthens their offense, boosts their morale, and encourages them to display impressive performances and win by huge margins, like the season opener.

In Monday’s press conference, Steve Sarkisian shared the recovery progress of Quinn, highlighted that his steady progress is important for their team, and emphasized Quinn’s return for the upcoming game against Oklahoma, “We haven’t had any setbacks. It’s been steady progress. I think he’s getting stronger and more comfortable and more confident, and so we’ll just kind of stay the course with that.”

Looking back at history, we can understand why Steve Sarkisian is biased in choosing Quinn as the QB, even after his injury, since he has performed really well in his games post-injury. During 2022, after recovering from a sternoclavicular strain, he completed 21 out of 31 passes for 289 yards, scored four touchdowns, and led his team to a dominant victory over Oklahoma. Last year he did not appear in back-to-back two games because of an AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder. But once he returned, he completed 22 out of 33 passes for 317 yards and scored a touchdown, which led his team to a 29-26 victory over TCU. Now all the eyes are on Quinn. Let’s see if he bounces back even stronger to help the Longhorns register their sixth victory of 2024.