Steve Spurrier is tired of hearing that the Texas Longhorns are the favorites to win the SEC in 2025. The “head ball coach” questions a lot of things about the UT program, including the entire quarterback situation over the past two years.
“Most people are picking Texas to win the SEC in football,” Spurrier said on Another Dooley Noted Podcast. “They’ve got Arch Manning already winning the Heisman, too. My question is, if he was this good how come they let Quinn Ewers play all the time last year? He was a 7th round pick?”
After the dust settled on last season, there were many that felt Texas coach Steve Sarkisian’s decision to stick with Ewers at quarterback might have cost Texas last year’s national title. To extrapolate further, if Manning had started last season and UT didn’t win the title, at least Arch would have more experience going into this season.
USA TODAY Sports writer Matt Hayes said the decision to keep Manning on the bench was, “what could one day be considered a monumentally poor decision by one of the game’s best coaches.”
It seems Spurrier shares that opinion. If Manning is so good, shouldn’t he have beat out Ewers?
The Texas QB room over the past two years was one of the most unique in college football history. Never before (and probably never again) has a QB room featured two No. 1 ranked players in the nation. “It’s probably pretty annoying having me as a backup,” Manning deadpanned this spring.
For his part, Sark defends his decision to stick with Ewers. Sark told CBS Sports’ Josh Pate in May that he owed Ewers a lot.
“First of all, Quinn Ewers decided to come to the University of Texas when we were a 5-11 football team. We owe a ton to Quinn,” Sarkisian said. “Because if Quinn Ewers doesn’t come, I don’t know if the next five guys are coming. And if those next 5 guys don’t come, I…
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