The No. 8 Texas Longhorns are in Lubbock on Saturday for the Big 12 season opener, but third-string quarterback Hudson Card, a true freshman from Lake Travis, is not with the team as the Horns prepare to kick off against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
So Texas will have three quarterbacks available — senior starter Sam Ehlinger, redshirt sophomore backup Casey Thompson, and freshman scout-team player Ja’Quinden Jackson.
It wasn’t immediately clear why Card didn’t travel.
A consensus four-star prospect ranked as the No.