Sep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) leaves the field after a victory over the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images
It’s been a wild week since Arch Manning broke college football internet. The Texas Longhorns backup QB accounted for five touchdowns against UTSA after starter Quinn Ewers had to leave in the 2nd quarter with an oblique strain.
But is there a quarterback controversy? College football experts and pundits have been debating that fact all week. While it doesn’t seem like Texas coach Steve Sarkisian would start Manning over Ewers if both are healthy, some say he’ll have little choice.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) lines up for a snap during the game against UTSA at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.
Matt Hayes of USA TODAY Sports thinks decisions will have to be made.
Hayes brings up the example of an oblique injury that lingered for more than a month.
“Now let me reintroduce JT Daniels, the former Georgia quarterback and Heisman Trophy favorite (sound familiar?) who sustained an oblique injury in Week 2 of the 2021 season. Daniels was considered week-to-week with his injury.
He wasn’t cleared to play again until late October, and by that time, a spunky backup named Stetson Bennett took over and eventually won two consecutive national titles.” — Matt Hayes
If Ewers injury lasts past the next three weeks, then Manning will play two of the toughest games on the schedule.
“Even if Ewers returns this week, or if he only misses one or both of the next two cakewalk games (Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State), the nature of the injury is the issue.
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