"Quinn Ewers knew that": Joel Klatt makes an eye-opening remark on Steve Sarkisian's decision to bring on Arch Manning

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns lost to the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs at home 30-15. Steve Sarkisian pulled quarterback Quinn Ewers at one point to put in backup Arch Manning. However, both quarterbacks struggled as the coach would bring Ewers back into the game.

Things could have ended a lot worse for Ewers, who went 25-of-43 for 211 yards with a pair of touchdown passes and an interception. While discussing the game on his podcast, Joel Klatt interpreted pulling Ewers could mean a shift in the top job.

"When Arch Manning goes in the game, you have to understand one thing as a quarterback and Quinn Ewers knew that. As soon as Arch jogs on the field, if he has success it's his job. [Coach Steve] Sarkisian knows that he's willing for that outcome to take place," Klatt said.

Arch Manning failed to get much going either in his limited action, going 3-of-6 for 19 yards against the Bulldogs. Quinn Ewers would go back into the game and finish a bit better than his first few series but still was unimpressive.

Will Quinn Ewers be the Texas Longhorns starting quarterback next week?

The Texas Longhorns have some decisions to make at the quarterback position and it will happen quickly as they travel to take on the 25th-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday.

The quarterback controversy happened because of the switching of Ewers to Manning during the Week 8 game but it appears Sarkisian has already decided who will get the starting snaps this week of practices and in the game.

"Quinn's our starting quarterback. I appreciate the fact that we're fortunate enough to have a backup like Arch that can come nito the game and provide a spark in some sense, but at the end of the day, Quinn's our starter," the coach said. h/t ESPN

With the leash shortening on Ewers, he must have a bounce-back game to silence the critics.

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