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Steve Sarkisian: "Quinn is our starting quarterback."

Joe Cookby: Joe Cook10/20/24josephcook89
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After the game, Steve Sarkisian was asked if there was any competition open at the quarterback position for the Texas Longhorns. Sarkisian pulled Quinn Ewers in the second half for Arch Manning before putting Ewers back into the game to start the second half.

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“Quinn’s our starting quarterback,” Sarkisian said postgame. “I appreciate the fact we’re fortunate enough to have a backup like Arch that could come into the game and provide a spark in some sense. At the end of the day, Quinn’s our starter. I think, like I said, we’ve got to do a better job around him. I think he would tell you he can play better, but we’ve got to coach better. Everybody’s got to be better for our offense to perform better.”

Ewers finished 25-for-43 for 211 yards and two touchdowns with one interception. Manning was 3-for-6 for 19 yards in his limited action.

Sarkisian explained why he made the move postgame.

“My feeling in the game was I felt Quinn was a little uneasy,” Sarkisian said. “I felt like giving him a chance to kind of step back and regroup. I didn’t know if we’d get a series or two with Arch depending on how much time was remaining in the half on the clock.

“So we told Quinn we’re going to go with Arch here and give you a chance to get into the locker room. Let’s regroup and then come back out in the second half, and so that’s what we did. I felt like it was effective. Quinn came out and played a much better second half and played well in the third quarter.”

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The Longhorns finished 28-for-49 passing for 230 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

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