No. 19 Texas is giving redshirt freshman quarterback KJ Lacey Jr. more first-team practice reps this week, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian said Arch Manning will remain the starting quarterback but needs to demonstrate improvement in Saturday’s game against No. 7 Ole Miss.
“We need to see a better version of Arch Manning this week,” Sarkisian said Monday, according to Horns247’s David Eckert.
The coach wouldn’t confirm whether Lacey would get more reps with the starting unit. “We’ll find out as the week goes,” Sarkisian said, per Orangebloods’ Anwar Richardson.
Sarkisian hinted at potentially benching Manning after Saturday’s 27-24 loss to Florida, saying: “Everything’s going to be evaluated.”
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