On Monday, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers didn’t want to sugarcoat it.
“I don’t think I played as well as I needed to play for the standard,” Ewers told reporters at the Texas football team’s weekly media availability.
Ewers was speaking just two days after he helped lead Texas to a 34-3 win over Oklahoma in Dallas. The annual Red River Rivalry game was Ewers’ first appearance since he strained his oblique against UTSA on Sept. 14. The injury sidelined him for the Longhorns’ wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State.
Against Oklahoma, Ewers threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to tight end Gunnar Helm and he added a 1-yard rushing touchdown. But the first pass he threw in 28 days was intercepted and he misfired on a few other attempts. He finished with 199 yards on 20-of-29 passing.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) passes the ball against Oklahoma Sooners during the Red River Rivalry Football Game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners and the University of Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, TX on Saturday Oct. 12, 2024.
Seated alongside Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and three teammates at a postgame press conference on Saturday, Ewers stated that he needed to play better. The third-year starter dismissed the idea of rust contributing to his on-field issues since he had practiced the previous two weeks.
A few days later, Ewers participated in his first individual session with the local media in weeks. Several of the questions that he answered were about his injury and subsequent return against the Sooners.
Were there any lingering effects of the oblique injury?
“It was a little different, but I mean nothing drastic to where it was throwing me off.”
What did he not like about his performance?
“I think that just my speed with my feet and my confidence in my throws throughout practice should have…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-10-15 03:20:51
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