The Texas Longhorns are headed to the SEC Championship where they will hope to avenge their lone loss of the season against the Georgia Bulldogs.
To punch in their ticket to the Championship game, Texas had to defeat their in-state rival Texas A&M Aggies. The Longhorns took care of business with a 17-7 game where the Longhorns’ defense didn’t surrender a single score.
What was interesting was that Texas opened the scoring with a touchdown run from backup quarterback Arch Manning. On its own, this wouldn’t be big news, as Manning put his dynamic athleticism on display earlier in the season when starter Quinn Ewers went down with an injury.
However, after Ewers was healthy again, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian took a hard stance on putting Manning into games situationally to utilize his unique skillset.
“When I was a starter, I never wanted the backup coming in, even for a play. I’ve got respect for the rhythm that a starting quarterback needs. So, no, that’s not something I’ve ever entertained,” Sarkisian told reporters earlier in the season, according to Marca.
For whatever reason, it’s clear that Sarkisian has had a change of heart.
It’ll be interesting to see how Sarkisian elects to handle the quarterback room moving forward, as the Longhorns are almost guaranteed to make the college football playoff field regardless of Saturday’s result against Georgia.
If Ewers struggles, he may end up losing his job on the biggest stage.
