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The former No. 1 team in the country got its hindquarters kicked and its quarterback had to digest a benching.
The unblockable Georgia Bulldogs routed the Texas Longhorns 30-15 and there were plenty of fingers to point after the disappointing showing in front of 105,215 at Royal-Memorial who showed up expecting the Longhorns to deepen its early imprint on its new league.
Georgia pressured quarterback Quinn Ewers into three turnovers and handed Texas a 30-15 loss, its first, Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium. The Horns’ stay atop the national rankings came to an unceremonious end.
Adding spice to the proceedings was coach Steve Sarkisian sitting starting quarterback Quinn Ewers for redshirt freshman Arch Manning near the end of the first half.
None of it mattered. Sark could have inserted a prime Peyton Manning behind that surprisingly porous offensive line and the result would have been the same.
Any concerns about Ewers coming back against Oklahoma last week after missing nearly a month with an abdominal strain could have easily been dismissed as a product of rust despite some obvious discomfort in the pocket but it got much worse against a monster pass rush that took away any semblance a comfort level from the opening snap.
Ewers coughed up two fumbles — the first couldn’t be helped because he was nearly separated from his senses by defensive back Daylen Everette’s blindside blitz hit in the first quarter — and threw an interception, putting inordinate pressure on his defense to hold the offense’s shallow water.
He finished 25-of-43 for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns but he never appeared in command of all around. He took
ownership of his performance but we left the stadium Oct. 19 with the reality that he hasn’t played a complete game worthy of the preseason Heisman hype since he lit up overmatched…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-10-20 17:03:22
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