Quinn Ewers injury update: Texas star QB ‘week-to-week’ after hurting throwing shoulder in win over Houston

Texas beginning quarterback Quinn Ewers is week-to-week with an injury to his throwing shoulder, Texas trainer Steve Sarkisian introduced Monday. Ewers’ injury does not seem to be season-ending and Sarkisian famous that the function is to check out and get him again “sooner than later.” 

Ewers took a large hit immediately to his shoulder from Houston defensive lineman David Ugwoegbu and in an instant went to the injury tent. He used to be later taken to the locker room for additional analysis. Sarkisian famous after the sport that Ewers, who had 211 yards passing and two touchdowns previous to his go out, attempted to play throughout the injury.

Ewers is in his 2d season as Texas’ beginning quarterback. Through seven video games, the Ohio State switch and 247Sports’ No. 1 total prospect in the 2022 elegance finished 151 passes for 1,915 yards and 13 touchdowns. He additionally rushed for 5 touchdowns and posted 4 video games with no less than two passing rankings. With Ewers on the helm, Texas has the Big 12’s fourth-best passing offense at 289 yards in keeping with recreation.  

Ewers completed 5 out of the six complete video games with 250-plus yards passing. His excellent day trip of the yr got here in opposition to Alabama, when he finished 24 of his 38 go makes an attempt for 349 yards and 3 touchdowns in main the Longhorns to an enormous 31-24 win. 

Where Texas turns subsequent

Backup Maalik Murphy entered the sport at quarterback with Ewers out and used to be ready to lend a hand Texas hang on, engineering a scoring pressure overdue in the fourth quarter to safe a win for the Longhorns and keep away from an enormous disappointed. Murphy, a redshirt freshman, has finished 4 passes in 4 appearances at the yr. 

The 6-foot-5, 238-pound sign caller became heads right through the offseason together with his robust arm and standout athleticism. A former four-star prospect, Murphy signed with the Longhorns in 2022 out of Gardena, California. He used to be the No. 9 quarterback in his elegance, in step with 247Sports.

Texas additionally famously has five-star true freshman Arch Manning at the roster, and a few enthusiasts will surely wish to see what he can do with Ewers out. Though Sarkisian did not close the door on Manning factoring into the sport plan transferring ahead, he did make it transparent that Murphy is the highest choice. 

“Arch and Maalik will both get a ton or reps,” Sarkisian mentioned. “If the game was today, Maalik would start and Arch would be ready to come in.”  

Lean at the run recreation

Murphy brings a brand new measurement to the offense together with his skill to run, which is one thing the Texas training group of workers may exploit with some ingenious wrinkles in the playbook. The Longhorns even have an uber-talented solid of operating backs to lend a hand raise one of the load and provides Murphy an outlet. 

Sophomore Jonathon Brooks ranks 3rd in the Big 12 in dashing with 825 dashing yards. His six touchdowns at the floor is tied for 2d in the convention. Five-star freshman CJ Baxter — the No. 1 operating again in the 2023 elegance — might be in for a heftier percentage of carries. 

Baxter’s already performed masses this yr, dashing for 217 yards and two touchdowns. But after a season-high 15 dashing makes an attempt in opposition to Kansas, he has simply 13 touches in Texas’ remaining two video games. Getting him extra concerned will take some burden off of Brooks and provides Texas a possibility to ease Murphy in.