Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian announced Thursday that backup quarterback Arch Manning will be starting Saturday vs. the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Quinn Ewers will continue to recover from an abdominal strain he suffered during the Longhorns' 56-7 win over UTSA in Week 3.

Arch Manning will make his first career start in relief of the injured Quinn Eewers on Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe after a breakout performance last week.

It was easy to think Manning, who is expected to start Saturday, might transfer when Ewers returned, but there was never a good reason.