Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said redshirt freshman quarterback Hudson Card will start the Longhorns' season opener against No. 23 Louisiana, but Casey Thompson will also play in the game.
Sarkisian added that he will re-evaluate the competition for Texas' permanent starting job after Week 1.
"Neither guy's ever started a game in their career, so we'll look at it after one week," Sarkisian said Monday. "But the good part for both those guys is I think we're improving as an offense."
Sarkisian declined to say if Card had secured the job permanently.