The Texas Longhorns still believe in quarterback Quinn Ewers despite two poor games from the third-year starter who was briefly benched in a loss to No. 1 Georgia, coach Steve Sarkisian said. Ewers struggled through one of his worst career games against the Bulldogs,

In the four-team College Football Playoff era, this would have been a devastating loss. Now that the CFP is at 12 teams, though, Texas still has more than a fair shot to make the CFP and win it all.

After a dominant first half, the Bulldogs had a 23-8 lead over the Longhorns through much of the third quarter. On third-and-10 from Georgia’s 31-yard line, Texas defensive back Jahdae Barron picked off quarterback Carson Beck and returned it 36 yards just nine shy of completing a pick-six.