Texas benches Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning, then switches back - ESPN

AUSTIN, Texas — With No. 1 Texas struggling at home against No. 5 Georgia, coach Steve Sarkisian briefly benched quarterback Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning before switching back to start the second half.

Trailing 20-0, Manning entered the game with 4:43 left in the first half. His first drive ended in a punt while his second ended with him fumbling the ball while attempting a pass, setting up a Georgia field goal to make it 23-0 at the end of the first half.

Ewers had struggled in the face of Georgia's pass rush. He was pressured on six of his 16 dropbacks, going 0 for 2 on those plays, with three sacks. Overall, Ewers was 6-of-12 passing for 17 yards and an interception when he was first benched.