Whether with Quinn Ewers or Arch Manning, it's full speed ahead for Texas

Turns out, Quinn Ewers does need backup.

Because when the starting Texas quarterback went down with an abdominal injury in the second quarter of Saturday's game, the No. 2 Longhorns needed Arch Manning to finish the job — despite what the tongue-in-cheek commercials say.

In all seriousness, Manning stepped up and proved to be more than just a famous backup by throwing for 223 yards and four touchdowns while adding a 67-yard rushing score in a dominant 56-7 win over UTSA.

Ewers left the game in the second quarter due to what was eventually diagnosed as an oblique strain. He looked to have sustained the non-contact injury on a 49-yard pass to tight end Gunnar Helm, then stayed on the field for one more play before turning to the sideline and pointing to his midsection. Ewers was in the injury tent on the sideline for a while before heading to the locker room and later re-emerging in street clothes.

On Sunday, reports suggested that Ewers won't be out for long, perhaps only missing this week's game against Louisiana-Monroe.

But getting banged up is unfortunately nothing new for Ewers. In 2022, he suffered a clavicle injury in the first half of Texas' 20-19 loss to Alabama and missed three games, coming back just in time to beat Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry, 49-0. Last year, he sprained his AC joint in a win over Houston, forcing him to miss two games. Ewers recovered and went on to lead Texas to the Big 12 Championship and the College Football Playoff.

"Because Quinn's been through it and I think because those other injuries he got with the shoulder were so structural and they were contact-type injuries, I think he's probably in a little better spirits," Sarkisian said. "We've got to do everything on our part to get