No. 1 Texas turned to Arch Manning at quarterback while seeking a spark in the first half of its 30-15 loss to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night. Manning stayed in the game for two possessions, finishing 3 of 6 passing for 19 yards as the Longhorns remained scoreless and entered halftime trailing 23-0.

With Texas struggling, Steve Sarkisian briefly benched QB Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning before switching back to start the second half.

Trailing in its high-stakes showdown with No. 4 Georgia, No. 1 Texas has made a change at the quarterback position.

Arch Manning briefly replaced Quinn Ewers in the second quarter of No. 1 Texas’ 30-15 loss to No. 5 Georgia. Ewers was benched with the Longhorns trailing 20-0. Texas had just 15 yards in five possessions with Ewers under center and he committed two turnovers with a fumble and an interception.

Texas football had a disastrous first half against Georgia on Saturday night. Despite protecting the No. 1 overall ranking and playing at home, the Longhorns got blitzed right out of the gate and couldn’t get anything going against Kirby Smart’s Georgia defense,