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09/19 11:49 CDT Arch Manning to get first start for No. 1 Texas as Ewers
continues recovery from abdomen strain
Arch Manning to get first start for No. 1 Texas as Ewers continues recovery
from abdomen strain
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) --- No. 1 Texas will start Arch Manning at quarterback
Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe while regular starter Quinn Ewers continues
to recover from a strained muscle in his abdomen, coach Steve Sarkisian said
Thursday.
It will be the first career start for Manning, a second year freshman. He
relieved Ewers in the second quarter last week against UTSA, and passed for
four touchdowns and ran for another in a 56-7 Texas victory.
Manning is the son of Cooper Manning, the grandson of former NFL quarterback
Archie Manning, and the nephew of Super Bowl-winning QBs Peyton and Eli Manning.
Ewers missed several games over the previous two seasons with shoulder and
sternum injuries.
The Longhorns are No. 1 for the first time since 2008 and Saturday's matchup
with the Warhawks is Texas' last game before the program starts its first SEC
schedule against Mississippi State on Sept. 28.
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