Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers has been upgraded to “day-to-day,” trainer Steve Sarkisian told reporters Monday, as he recovers from a shoulder damage suffered all over the Longhorns’ Week 8 victory at Houston. Ewers, who was once in the past indexed as week-to-week, has been sidelined all over Texas’ house wins over BYU and Kansas State over the last two weeks as redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy began in his position. Sarkisian mentioned Ewers was once ready to throw passes at Monday’s observe.
Ewers, who’s in his 2d season as Longhorns starter, finished 70.9% of his passes for 1,915 yards and 13 touchdowns with 3 interceptions around the staff’s first seven video games of 2023 ahead of struggling the damage. It’s the second one instantly season in which Ewers has overlooked time with a shoulder damage after taking place in opposition to Alabama remaining September. He overlooked 3 begins in 2022 whilst recuperating.
Murphy has been inconsistent, at highest, whilst taking the reins of the Texas offense in position of Ewers. He was once 16-of-25 passing for 170 yards and two touchdowns with an interception in opposition to BYU in Week 9, regardless that the Longhorns protection did its activity as Texas cruised to a 35-6 win. Murphy then went 19 of 37 for 248 yards and one landing with two interceptions in opposition to Kansas State in Week 10 as the Longhorns held on for expensive existence in a 33-30 additional time win.
Ewers’ upgraded standing comes as Texas prepares to shuttle to TCU in Week 11. The Longhorns, who’re eyeing each Big 12 Championship Game and College Football Playoff berths amid an 8-1 get started (5-1, Big 12), have last video games at Iowa State and at house in opposition to Texas Tech when they cross at the highway to Fort Worth this weekend.