AUSTIN, Texas — When the No. 3 Texas Longhorns called 15 runs on a 15-play, 86-yard drive that took 8:22 off the clock in the fourth quarter of the 31-14 win over the Kentucky Wildcats, the purpose wasn’t just to shorten the game and score the clinching touchdown.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian wasn’t just establishing the physical nature of his offensive line — he was protecting redshirt junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who was hobbled by an ankle sprain sustained on a scramble in the second quarter when a Kentucky player used a hip-drop tackle on Ewers.