Johnny Manziel says decision to bench Quinn Ewers for Arch Manning was 'weird'

The Texas Longhorns were down 20-0 successful nan first half to nan Georgia Bulldogs Saturday erstwhile caput coach Steve Sarkisian made a backmost change.

Sarkisian benched Quinn Ewers and put successful redshirt freshman Arch Manning aft Ewers went 6-for-12 for 17 yards pinch an interception.

Manning only played 2 series, going 3-for-6 for 19 yards. 

Sarkisian past put Ewers backmost successful for nan 2nd half, and Texas lost, 30-15.

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Former Texas A&M Aggies subordinate Johnny Manziel watches from nan sideline during nan first half of a crippled betwixt nan Aggies and nan Louisiana Monroe Warhawks astatine Kyle Field.  (Troy Taormina/USA Today Sports)

Johnny Manziel, nan 2012 Heisman Trophy winner, is having a difficult clip making consciousness of nan determination to chair Ewers for a mates of series.

"You know, Coach Sark has travel retired and said that you cognize this is his guy, he is nan starter, he is nan leader of this shot team. So, astatine nary constituent throughout, would I ever deliberation that I would spot him person to spell to nan bench. I don’t deliberation this is thing that you spell to nan sideline and return a look astatine thing aliases thing for illustration that," Manziel said during a caller section of nan "Big Bets connected Campus" podcast.

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"This is simply a — I thought during nan crippled — a really weird decision. Obviously, trying to get them a small spot of a spark going but didn’t really travel to fruition nan measurement they wanted to. Quinn Ewers is simply a feline they are expecting to beryllium 1 of nan first quarterbacks taken disconnected nan committee successful nan NFL draft this year, and you nonstop him to nan bench. Doesn’t make a batch of consciousness to me," Manziel added. 

Georgia handed Texas its first nonaccomplishment of nan play Saturday, dropping nan Longhorns to No. 6 successful nan rankings, while Georgia roseate to No. 2.

Texas Longhorns backmost Quinn Ewers (3) drops backmost to walk against nan Georgia Bulldogs during nan first half astatine Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.  (Brett Patzke/Imagn Images)

Despite nan benching successful nan mediate of nan game, Manziel doesn’t spot immoderate issues arising betwixt Ewers and Manning. 

"I don’t deliberation it will beryllium awkward. It seems for illustration they person a bully relationship. At that constituent successful time, you're going pinch what your coach says and trying to triumph a shot game. And erstwhile you're successful nan position they were successful this week, they are really scraping and clawing for anything," Manziel said.

"So, I’m judge they’ll beryllium capable to fig it retired this week and travel to a small spot of a resolution, but it is decidedly going to person immoderate fans chattering seeing Arch connected nan field." 

Manning held things down arsenic Ewers’ replacement erstwhile Ewers strained an oblique. Manning threw 4 touchdowns connected 12 passes aft replacing Ewers successful nan Longhorns' triumph complete UTSA. 

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Texas Longhorns backmost Arch Manning (16) runs nan shot against nan Georgia Bulldogs during nan 2nd 4th astatine Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.  (Brett Patzke/Imagn Images)

The Texas discourtesy did not skip a hit without their apical quarterback. Manning led nan Longhorns to 86 mixed points successful his 2 starts successful Ewers' absence.

In those 2 starts, Manning threw for 583 yards while throwing 4 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. 

Texas will look to bounce backmost erstwhile it takes connected No. 25 Vanderbilt Saturday. 

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