Months after coming close to using third-string redshirt freshman quarterback Charles Wright against the UTSA Roadrunners due to injuries, the Texas Longhorns quarterback position has shuffled once again heading into the Alamo Bowl with freshman Maalik Murphy set to serve as the backup to redshirt freshman starter Quinn Ewers, head coach Steve Sarkisian said on Thursday.
With redshirt sophomore Hudson Card in the NCAA transfer portal and Murphy moving past Wright after recovering from an undisclosed injury that slowed him early in the season, the initial practices featuring increased repetitions for young players will be key for the 6’5, 225-pounder.