Quinn Ewers listed as 'week-to-week' on Texas injury report ahead of BYU football game
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian told media members on Monday that quarterback Quinn Ewers has been given a "week-to-week" designation on the team's injury report.
Ewers was injured during the third quarter of a 31-24 win at Houston this past Saturday. Citing sources, Orangebloods, ESPN and 247Sports all reported on Sunday that Ewers had suffered an AC joint sprain.
During the course of an 11-play drive on Saturday, Ewers took a sack in which he landed on his right shoulder and he later led into a collision with a UH defensive lineman with his left shoulder. Ewers was pulled after that possession and he left the stadium with his right arm in a sling. Sarkisian declined on Monday to share when exactly Ewers got hurt or even if Ewers injured himself on that drive, but he didn't feel like the quarterback made things worse by trying to play through the injury.
Ewers has passed for 1,915 yards, 13 touchdowns and three interceptions during his second season as UT's starter, and his 70.9 completion percentage ranks second in the Big 12 and 10th nationally. Ewers has also scored on five touchdown runs.
Maalik Murphy is listed as the backup quarterback on the Texas depth chart, and the redshirt freshman relieved Ewers on Saturday. Arch Manning, who was a five-star prospect in the 2023 recruiting cycle, is another option for the Longhorns. Sarkisian said on Monday that if the Longhorns were to play that day, Murphy would start. Both players will receive first-team reps in practices this week.
Sarkisian will next meet with the media on Thursday. Two days later, No. 7 Texas (6-1, 3-1) will host BYU (5-2, 2-2) in a conference contest.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Steve Sarkisian updates status of Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers
