For the past two seasons, fans in Austin could sleep easy knowing their QB room was stacked. Texas had the luxury of a strong QB2, first with Malik Murphy then with Arch Manning . The current Oregon State QB carried the clipboard in 2023. The current Longhorns’ QB did the same in 2024. Both biding their time behind Quinn Ewers . And now that Arch finally gets the keys in 2025, the question is obvious. Who’s holding the spare set?

Steve Sarkisian didn’t mince words at SEC Media Days. “ We don’t have a backup quarterback yet ,” he told Horns247 . It’s open season for three running names including senior transfer Matthew Caldwell , redshirt freshman Trey Owens , and true freshman Karle KJ Lacey . In an August 10 tweet, Inside Texas posted a report by

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