Texas coach Steve Sarkisian benched starting quarterback Quinn Ewers during a disastrous offensive start at home against No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night.

Ewers was 6 of 12 for 17 yards and an interception, and also lost a fumble on a strip sack in the first quarter. Both turnovers scored 14 Georgia points.

With the Longhorns trailing 20-0, Sarkisian had seen enough by replacing Ewers with redshirt freshman star quarterback Arch Manning with 4:43 to play in the second quarter.

Manning played admirably earlier this season when Ewers missed time with a stomach ache. Entering Saturday night, Manning had completed 70.5% of his passes for 901 yards and nine touchdowns against two interceptions.

In two seasons at Texas, Ewers has a 65.4% completion percentage with 46 touchdowns against 15 interceptions. He led the Longhorns to a Big 12 title and the College Football Playoff in 2023, where they lost to Washington in the Sugar Bowl.