Editor’s note: This story has been updated.
Steve Sarkisian has reportedly made his choice at quarterback.
The new Texas coach is going with the upside of redshirt freshman Hudson Card for the Sept. 4 opener against Louisiana-Lafayette.
While significant, it’s far too early to call it a defining moment for Sarkisian or his first season at Texas. Card may be the quarterback for this season and ones to come. Or backup Casey Thompson could resurface, if he doesn’t head to the transfer portal.
“I can’t worry about that,” Sarkisian said last week about a potential quarterback exit. “I have to make decisions that are in the best interest of the entire football organization and our entire team.”
And that was Card. Multiple reports Saturday confirmed that the quarterback competition was indeed over, for now.
Texas and Sarkisian had no immediate comment, although the reports confirmed what most people around the program expected and there were no denials.
With Thompson coming off an all-world performance in the Alamo Bowl, he still wasn’t able to secure the starting spot over Card.
A redshirt freshman who has thrown two passes in two games of experience, Card gets a debut against a Louisiana-Lafayette team that is ranked 23rd in the AP Top 25 and beat Iowa State by 17 last season.
“I would say I’m just trying to grow each and every day,” Card said during preseason camp. “I’m not trying to do anything out of the ordinary. I’m trying to play my game, go out there and have fun with it.”
While Thompson has more experience and is a much more vocal leader, people have been praising Card’s arm talent since high school. Even Sarkisian, viewed as a quarterback development guru, was impressed. So was Sam Ehlinger, the quarterback Card will replace.
“He came out of the womb spinning the football,” Ehlinger said back in February. “You watch Hudson throw the ball and you’re like, ‘Hmm.’”
source: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-longhorns/2021/08/28/report-texas-longhorns-tab-hudson-card-as-starting-qb/
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