The Texas Longhorns still believe in quarterback Quinn Ewers despite two poor games from the third-year starter who was briefly benched in a loss to No. 1 Georgia, coach Steve Sarkisian said. Ewers struggled through one of his worst career games against the Bulldogs,

Ewers got off to a slow start against the Bulldogs and for the second consecutive week did not look like himself. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian made the shocking decision to bench Ewers toward the end of the first half, where the Longhorns trailed the Bulldogs 20-0 at the time, to see if Manning could provide the team a spark to get going.

Arch Manning looked great while Quinn Ewers was out, but when Ewers was ready to play again, he returned to his duties as QB1 of the team. Ewers came back for the rivalry game against Oklahoma, and after a slow start, he led the team to a dominant win over the Sooners. Texas won the game 34-3, and all was well.