Steve Sarkisian lauds the progress of Texas QB Quinn Ewers

We are now roughly 48 hours away from the non-standard format spring game that second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Texas football program are set to take part in this weekend. While it is disappointing that Sark announced on April 21 that Texas won’t be participating in the usual Orange-White spring football game this weekend, this still serves as a big opportunity for the fans to finally see the new prize addition for the program out of the NCAA Transfer Portal so far this offseason.

The former Ohio State Buckeyes freshman transfer quarterback Quinn Ewers is the player that the Longhorns faithful were most excited to see play in the spring game this weekend. And the fans will still at least get to see Ewers play in some situational scrimmage/game plays during the festivities this weekend.

Sark was also speaking highly of what he’s seen out of Ewers so far this spring in media availability this week. He noted that Ewers is making a lot of the necessary strides and essentially keeping a good head on his shoulders while doing so.

Sark specifically noted how Ewers is a “very quick study” and how well he’s able to take coaching well in many different situations.

Steve Sarkisian high on the strides made this spring by new Texas football QB Quinn Ewers

Another aspect to note here is the fact that Sark essentially stated that Ewers is getting better at absorbing the aspects of “situational” football so far during spring camp. The way he’s applying what he learns is seemingly making a positive impression on this coaching staff throughout practice. The same could probably be said for what he’s learning in scrimmages this spring.

All in all, it’s great to hear about the progress that Ewers is making this spring in terms of where his head is at. Ewers is improving in a lot of the areas he needed to this spring and it feels like the transition for him into the program is going really well thus far.

Sark and the Longhorns staff also deserve props for how they’ve handled this situation by transitioning Ewers into the quarterback room early this offseason. You can tell that Sark and his staff are taking extreme time and patience with Ewers throughout this process to make sure he’s able to find his footing.

Ewers and the Longhorns officially began spring practice back on March 22. Texas is now roughly just two days away from the now-altered spring game, which is set to take place at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on April 23 starting at 6 p.m. CT.