What could be Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger’s final collegiate game, a Longhorns fan injured his shoulder and Valero Alamo Bowl vs. Did not return to the other half of Colorado. Ehlinger was replaced by redshirt softmore quarterback Casey Thompson.
If Ehlinger leaves, he will go down to the quarterback position as Longhorns’ all-time great. The senior captain has the option to return in 2021 due to a 1-year freeze on NCAA eligibility. Fox Sports analyst Joel Clatt said after last week’s game that he doesn’t expect that to happen.
“This will be our last time covering Sam and the eligibility has stabilized and Sam will have the option (to return), but I didn’t realize he would come back,” Clatt said during Saturday’s fourth quarter. “I think it will move forward. Casey Thompson Will be associated with Hudson card, True fresh No. 1, probably in the fight for Jacqueline Jackson as well as the quarterback spot going forward.
“Goose (Johnson), you and I have the opportunity to call many Sam Ehlinger Sports and you know, can’t say enough about him as a leader and player. “
Ehlinger is number 2 on the program’s list of all-time passing yards Colt McCoy And Reese was expected to play in the Senior Bowl next month before tonight’s injury put him in question.
The Texas coach said, “That’s all and a bag of chips, man, I’ll tell you right now.” Tom Herman About his quarterback in an interview with SiriusXM earlier this fall. “If you could design a quarterback’s mental and emotional structure, you wouldn’t be able to design one better in the lab. Sam Ehlinger. It’s not full of any cravings, but man, I don’t know if there’s another person in my life that I want in my winter than that person.
“It’s not just for this university, for mind, body and soul, it’s going to leave fighting, scratching, claws and everything on the field, but more importantly it’s for its fellow players and the coaches in that locker room He cares very deeply. “
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Check out the media reaction to Ehlinger’s injury in the Alamo Bowl below.
