The redshirt junior reportedly underwent an MRI that did not reveal any structural damage.
AUSTIN, Texas — When the No. 3 Texas Longhorns called 15 runs on a 15-play, 86-yard drive that took 8:22 off the clock in the fourth quarter of the 31-14 win over the Kentucky Wildcats, the purpose wasn’t just to shorten the game and score the clinching touchdown.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian wasn’t just establishing the physical nature of his offensive line — he was protecting redshirt junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who was hobbled by an ankle sprain sustained on a scramble in the second quarter when a Kentucky player used a hip-drop tackle on Ewers.
“At that point, I just said I didn’t feel like it was worth having to expose him, the way we were starting to run it. And so it was like, well, let’s get to what are we doing best today?” Sarkisian said.
“For weeks we’ve been talking about, well, the run game is a by-product of the passing game. Well, today the run game was the key to the drill.”
Sarkisian said that the ankle kept tightening up on Ewers after he received attention in the medical tent following a five-yard touchdown run by junior Jaydon Blue.
Ewers himself called the injury “a little bit tender” in his post-game interview with the media. On Sunday, after Ewers underwent a cautionary MRI that did not reveal any structural damage, Anwar Richardson of Orangebloods reported that the ankle injury sustained by Ewers is mild and will not keep him from playing in the Lone Star Showdown on Saturday against Texas A&M in College Station.
“I know this whole team is fired up for just another opportunity and especially for this one to be coming back, the tradition that it has in it,” Ewers said.
The third-year Texas starter finished the win over Kentucky 20-of-31 passing for 191 yards and two touchdowns, but only attempted five passes in the second half, completing three for 20 yards.
Before the game, Ewers received recognition on Senior Day, seemingly confirming that he plans to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft following the season.