The Texas Longhorns still believe in quarterback Quinn Ewers despite two poor games from the third-year starter who was briefly benched in a loss to No. 1 Georgia, coach Steve Sarkisian said. Ewers struggled through one of his worst career games against the Bulldogs,

Ewers got off to a slow start against the Bulldogs and for the second consecutive week did not look like himself. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian made the shocking decision to bench Ewers toward the end of the first half, where the Longhorns trailed the Bulldogs 20-0 at the time, to see if Manning could provide the team a spark to get going.

Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian made the move late in the second quarter with his top-ranked team trailing No. 5 Georgia 20-0. The Texas offense had just 33 yards of total offense with Ewers at the helm, adding two turnovers. After a three and out led to another Georgia field goal, Manning replaced the junior as the Longhorns' signal-caller.