Quarterback Quinn Ewers is unlikely to begin for No. 1 Texas in its Southeastern Convention debut towards visiting Mississippi State on Saturday as he recovers from harm, ESPN reported.
If Ewers is sidelined, Arch Manning will make his second consecutive begin.
Ewers left the Longhorns’ Sept. 14 win over UTSA with an belly pressure and was changed by Manning. The redshirt freshman began in Ewers’ place final weekend in a 51-3 drubbing of Louisiana-Monroe as Texas moved to 4-0.
ESPN reported that the choice would come later Saturday earlier than the scheduled 4:15 p.m. ET begin time in Austin.
Ewers was restricted in observe this week as coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned he wished to offer him extra relaxation.
In his first faculty begin, Manning was 15-of-29 passing for 258 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions towards ULM. In aid of Ewers within the UTSA sport, Manning accomplished 9 of 12 passes for 223 yards with 4 TD passes and a 67-yard landing run.
Ewers is 19-6 as a starter at Texas. He has 6,347 profession passing yards, good for seventh place in program historical past. His 45 passing touchdowns rank sixth.
He could have additional restoration time subsequent week with the Longhorns on a bye week. They return to play Oct. 12 towards longtime rival Oklahoma, presently ranked No. 21.
Mississippi State would be the first-ever SEC opponent for Texas. The Bulldogs (1-3, 0-1 SEC) misplaced their convention opener to Florida 45-28 final weekend and misplaced quarterback Blake Shapen for the season to a shoulder harm.
Freshman signal-caller Michael Van Buren will get his first faculty begin for the Bulldogs on Saturday.
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