Arch Manning to sit behind Quinn Ewers for second straight season as Steve Sarkisian names starter

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The Texas Longhorns returned to national prominence in Steve Sarkisian’s third season in Austin, and they’ll have the quarterback who brought them to the College Football Playoff as they head into the SEC. 

Quinn Ewers will be the guy under center when the Longhorns kick off their 2024 season, meaning highly touted recruit Arch Manning has another year of waiting in the wings. 

Quarterback Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns throws against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the Big 12 Championship at AT&T Stadium on Dec. 2, 2023, in Arlington, Texas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images)

"Quinn’s our starter," Sarkisian said Wednesday.  

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Ewers was eligible for the 2024 NFL Draft but chose to return for his junior season. 

"I think it was big for Quinn," Sarkisian said of Ewers returning for another season. "I think [it was] pretty easy to see from the naked eye the development that Quinn made from year one to year two. I don’t think that Quinn was a finished product yet. And I think there is plenty of room for growth and improvement and development in his game going into year three. 

"And I think, naturally, when you get into the College Football Playoff and you look at the team that beat us, that was a sixth-year senior quarterback [Michael Penix Jr.] that played at a really high level in that game. I do think his experience, his maturity are all going to be things that he can benefit from. We’re going to need his leadership." 

Sarkisian praised Manning’s progress in his freshman season, saying he showed a lot of growth in the second half of the year. 

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