Texas quarterback Arch Manning is set to serve as the No. 2 quarterback for the second straight week following the return from injury for Quinn Ewers. And while this is naturally not what Manning would have wanted,

Steve Sarkisian covered a lot of ground on his appearance on the Pat McAfee Show on Friday afternoon.

Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian is preparing his team for Saturday night's home primetime tilt against No. 5 Georgia, where quarterback Quinn Ewers is expected to start once again for the Longhorns.

One has done it at a high level for three years, the other has arguably more upside -- Team Ewers vs. Team Manning will have to agree to disagree

Since injuring his abdomen against UTSA back on September 14, Longhorns star — and Heisman Trophy contender — Quinn Ewers has been on the sidelines while backup Arch Manning ran Texas’ offense against UL-Monroe and Mississippi State.

Quinn Ewers led No. 1 Texas to a 34-3 victory over No. 18 Oklahoma on Saturday in his return from an oblique injury. Ewers spent the last two weeks on

Steve Sarkisian showed his frustration with the media's Arch Manning approach, avoiding questions about his play after backing Quinn Ewers as Texas prepares for Georgia

Steve Sarkisian does not want to go there. Texas faces Georgia this Saturday in a massive SEC game, and the Longhorns head coach wants zero part of chatter that could indicate a quarterback controversy between Arch Manning and Quinn Ewers.

The No. 1 Texas Longhorns continue to hum along. Despite Quinn Ewers’ brief absence, the Longhorns have remained steady. It helped to have Arch Manning as Ewers’ understudy, but the story remains the same.

Now that Quinn Ewers is back, Steve Sarkisian isn't entertaining any notion of a quarterback controversy. When Ewers strained his oblique in Week 3, the Texas Longhorns kept firing behind Arch Manning.