Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is not expected to play in the Longhorns’ SEC debut game against Mississippi State on Saturday as he recovers from an abdominal injury, ESPN’s Pete Thamel revealed.

Arch Manning will make his second career start for No. 1 Texas against the Bulldogs today.

Ewers was listed as questionable on the Texas football availability report, indicating that he had a 50 percent chance to play in the game, according to the SEC’s terminology.

But the expectation is that Texas will allow Ewers this week and the team’s open weekend coming up before the Oklahoma game on Oct. 12 to fully recover from the ailment.

Ewers sustained the injury in the second quarter of the Longhorns’ victory against UTSA on Sept. 14, retiring to the sideline and then the locker room for evaluation before returning to the sideline wearing street clothes.

Ewers was able to practice with the team on Tuesday, but was limited by coaches on Wednesday and then again on Thursday, as the team placed more emphasis on giving him rest.

Manning played in relief of Ewers in the UTSA game, and made his first career start the following week with Ewers sidelined, leading Texas to a win over UL Monroe.

Ewers has dealt with some nagging injuries during his collegiate career, missing time briefly in the 2022 and 2023 seasons before the abdominal issue this year.

In three games this season, Ewers has completed 73.4 percent of his passes for 691 yards and eight touchdowns.

More … Texas vs. Mississippi State score prediction by expert football model

–

More college football from SI: Top 25 Rankings | Schedule | Teams

Follow College Football HQ: Bookmark | Rankings | Picks

Below you’ll find the top performances in rushing, receiving and passing from Dallas-area Texas high school football players in Week 5.

Rushing

Player, School, Yards

Allijah Harrison, Carrollton Newman Smith, 296

Greg Ard, McKinney North, 291

Christian Rhodes, Lake Highlands, 216

Jermirion Robertson, Lincoln, 214

Deondrae Riden Jr, DeSoto, 206

Ryder Grajo, Frisco Independence, 203

JT Harris, Euless Trinity, 201

Damarion Boozer, Carter, 194

Adarion Nettles, Mansfield Summit, 186

Keyzaylan Ware, Samuell, 176

Legend Bey, North Forney, 176

Tenel Hill, Lewisville, 166

Receiving

Player, School, Yards

Brock Boyd, Southlake Carroll, 213

Xavier Johnson, Richland, 208

Carlton Mims, Little Elm, 196

Dilon Tallie, Arlington Bowie, 177

Jordan Mosley, Princeton, 174

Blake Bates, Richardson Pearce, 164

Jett Hamby, Richardson Pearce, 163

Will Krzysiak, Argyle, 155

Ayson Theus, Duncanville, 153

Ja’Quavius Pipkin, Lancaster, 150

Jayden Beasley, Prosper, 143

Julius Spencer, Garland Lakeview Centennial, 141

Passing

Player, School, Yards

Keelon Russell, Duncanville, 474

Presley Harper, Richardson Pearce, 422

Drew Kates, Richland, 398

Marcus Flowers, Princeton, 389

Maguire Gasperson, Argyle, 387

Christian Hampton, North Garland, 364

Chris Jimerson Jr., North Crowley, 342

Grant Bizjack, Trophy Club Byron Nelson, 335

Brent Rickert, Rockwall, 321

Howard Fisher IV, Wylie East, 319

Edward Griffin, Coppell, 305

Jerry Meyer III, Waxahachie, 298

Find more high school sports coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

Sign up for our FREE HS newsletter

At ABC13 Houston, we believe our democracy works best when everyone participates.

This year, Texas voters will cast ballots for our next president and vice president, U.S. Senator, congressional and state representatives, and decide on multiple judicial races.

Your last day to register to vote is Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.
Check your Texas voter registration | Register to vote (print, sign and mail)
Find your polling place

Texas does not offer online voter registration, but you can visit VoteTexas.gov to fill out, print, sign and mail your application. To be eligible to vote in the November general election, your registration form must be received or postmarked by the Oct. 7 deadline.

You can also register to vote in person at your local Voter Registrar’s office.

Even if you’ve voted before, you should still double-check your registration.

More than a million Texans have been removed from voter rolls since 2021, and the League of Women Voters told ABC13 that some voters have been removed if they didn’t register in the last two federal elections.

Early voting will begin Monday, Oct. 21 and run through Friday, Nov. 1.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5.

Voting by mail in Texas is limited to voters who are:

• Ages 65 and older
• Sick or disabled
• Expected to give birth within three weeks of Election Day
• Out of the county on Election Day and during the early voting period
• Confined in jail, but otherwise eligible
• Civilly committed under Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code

The last day to register to vote by mail in Texas is Friday, Oct. 25.

Click here to download an application to vote by mail.

What you can (and can’t) bring to the polls

All voters must present one of the following forms of photo ID:

• Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
• Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
• Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
• Texas handgun license issued by DPS
• United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph
• United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
• United States passport (book or card)

You can still vote if you do not possess or cannot reasonably obtain one of these photo IDs. You will need to fill out a Reasonable Impediment Declaration at the polls and show a copy or original of one of the following approved IDs:

• Certified Domestic Birth Certificate or Court Admissible Birth Document
• Current utility bill
• Bank statement
• Government check
• Paycheck
• Government document with your name and an address, including your voter registration certificate

If you need assistance, voters may request help by any person other than the voter’s employer, an agent of their employer, or an officer or agent of a labor union to which the voter belongs.

You are not permitted to use a wireless communications device or any device which records audio, images or video within 100 feet of a voting station. This includes smartphones, digital cameras or sound recorders. Election judges are authorized to require anyone to turn off or deactivate any device.

While you may be excited to vote for a particular candidate, you should not wear any campaign t-shirts, buttons, hats or other accessories to the polls. This is considered electioneering, which is not permitted within 100 feet of the voting stations.

What’s on my ballot?

For a glance at what you’ll see at the top of your ballot, click here (PDF).

For down ballot races, see your county election authority’s website for details:

Harris Co.
Fort Bend Co.
Montgomery Co.
Galveston Co.
Chambers Co.
Liberty Co.
Waller Co.
Austin Co.
Brazoria Co.
Calhoun Co.
Colorado Co.
Grimes Co.
Jackson Co.
Matagorda Co.
Polk Co.
San Jacinto Co.
Trinity Co.
Walker Co.
Washington Co.
Wharton Co.