Report Card: Texas Longhorns get high grades against UTSA

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It was another dominant performance by the Texas Longhorns Saturday night. Texas bested UTSA in all phases of the game and only had a few sloppy plays. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will be thankful for some teachable moments in a game that was never in doubt.

The bad news was Texas QB and Heisman favorite Quinn Ewers was injured in the game. Sark says its abdominal strain. We’ll see in the coming days how severe the injury is.

But in stepped Arch Manning, who looked so good the ESPN announcers started discussing a possible QB controversy. Don’t bet on it.

The Texas wide receivers continued to look strong. The Texas Longhorns defense was near perfect on the night, only giving up one big running play.

All in all, it was a commanding performance from the Texas Longhorns under the odd conditions of losing your star QB in the first half.

Quarterbacks: A

Sep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) warms up for the game against Texas-San Antonio at Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Quinn Ewers was a fantastic 14 for 16 and 2 TDs on 223 yards before leaving with an injury. Ewers did throw one bad interception after it appeared like he hurt his hand. But he bounced back for with a TD drive. Arch Manning finished 9 for 12 and 185 yards and 4 TDs passing, one rushing. And third string QB Trey Owen looked fine in his brief appearance, going 2 for 4.

Running Backs: B

Texas Longhorns running back Velton Gardner (24) runs for yards during the second half against the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

With Jaydon Blue out due to injuries, the rest of the depleted running back corp had to step up. They did enough. Texas had 187 yards rushing (although some of that was from Arch). Jerrick…

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Author : Longhorns Wire

Publish date : 2024-09-15 04:07:18

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