Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) walks off the field after an injury during the first half against Texas-San Antonio at Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Texas gets good news regarding injury to star QB Quinn Ewers

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated Sep 16, 2024 9:17 AM ET

When Texas Longhorns starting quarterback Quinn Ewers went down with an abdominal injury in Saturday’s 56-7 win over UTSA, there was concern the junior signal-caller could miss a significant amount of time.

But fortunately for UT, the school got good news on Sunday when it was revealed that Ewers is listed as week-to-week and could return after next weekend’s game against Louisiana Monroe, according to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel.

“There’s no set timetable for a return, but optimism after consulting with doctors the last 24 hours,” Thamel said. “Orangebloods first reported the week to week diagnosis.”

The non-contact injury happened in the second quarter of Saturday’s game. Ewers had completed 14-of-16 passes for 185 yards, two touchdowns and an interception before leaving the game and giving way to sophomore QB Arch Manning.

Not an ideal reaction from Quinn Ewers as he enters the tent. #HookEm pic.twitter.com/mxQHiY2zkY
— Bob Ballou (@BobBallouSports) September 14, 2024

In relief, Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning, light up the UTSA secondary. The 19-year-old signal-caller threw for 223 yards and four touchdowns, and he added a 67-yard rushing touchdown as well.

Ewers missed two games last season with an AC-joint injury to his throwing shoulder. After missing wins over BYU and then-No. 23-ranked Kansas State, Ewers returned to lead the Longhorns to wins over Iowa State, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State before they fell 37-31 to Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal.

After Saturday’s game, Manning (+1600) actually had higher odds to win the Heisman Trophy than Ewers, who entered the week as the Heisman favorite with +500 odds but dropped off the board completely after exiting the UTSA game according to DraftKings.

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher is a longtime sports journalist based out of Nashville with a decade of experience covering college football, mixed martial arts and prep sports plus the NFL and NHL — specifically the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators. He’s covered several notable sporting events including an AFC Championship game, a Stanley Cup Final, an NHL All-Star Game and an NHL Stadium Series. Some of his past bylines can be found at the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, The Hockey News and Fox Sports Knoxville

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