Arch Manning replaced Quinn Ewers in the second quarter of No. 1 Texas’ game vs. No. 5 Georgia.
Ewers was benched with the Longhorns trailing 20-0. Texas had just 15 yards in five possessions with Ewers under center and he committed two turnovers with a fumble and an interception.
Ewers was playing his second game since returning to the lineup after an abdomen strain during the Longhorns’ Week 3 game against UTSA.
Manning started to warm up after Ewers was sacked with 7:26 to go in the second quarter. Texas held Georgia to a field goal on its following drive, and Manning ended up taking the field for the Longhorns’ sixth possession. The possession ended in a punt and the only first down came when Mykal Williams was flagged for grabbing Manning’s facemask.
Manning started two games in Ewers’ absence as Texas beat Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State. He had five TDs in relief of Ewers in the 56-7 win over UTSA.
Ewers was rusty to start Texas’ 34-3 win over Oklahoma a week ago but settled down and had two TDs as the Longhorns cruised over the final three quarters. Before Ewers came back into the lineup, coach Steve Sarkisian had been adamant that it was Ewers’ team and that he would regain his starting role when healthy.
