Sad News: Texas Longhorns Announced The lost Of Another Superstar That Has left Them With A Huge Set Back In The Team

Christian Clark, a true freshman, tore his Achilles tendon during practice on Monday, ending the team’s second season-ending injury at running back for No. 4 Texas, the school confirmed on Tuesday.

Six days after revealing that CJ Baxter, the starting quarterback for the first game of the previous campaign, would require season-ending knee surgery, Texas announced that Clark would have surgery and miss the rest of the campaign.

The Longhorns are down to three scholarship running backs as a result of the losses.

This season, Jaydon Blue—who has played in 23 games for Texas—is anticipated to carry the weight after rushing for 431 yards and three touchdowns. In the Longhorns’ College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Washington, he had four receptions for 45 yards and three kickoff returns for 80 yards.

Behind Blue, the Longhorns have Jerrick Gibson, a freshman who was rated as the No. 2 running back and the No. 59 prospect in the 2024 ESPN 300, and sophomore Quintrevion Wisner, who participated in all 14 games last season on special teams.

 

In December, Clark, a four-star prospect from Phoenix’s Mountain Pointe High School, committed to Texas.

 

Although Gibson and Clark both stumbled during Saturday’s scrimmage in what he called a “welcome to college football moment,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters on Monday that both players were improving and were “further down the road than some may think.”

 

In a post-practice video chat with media on Tuesday night, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers said of the injuries, “It definitely hurts to see that go down.” “Yes, injuries do occur. That is only a facet of the game we engage in. I believe Coach Sark and [running backs coach Tashard] Choice do a fantastic job of finding talented running backs who can eventually fill in the spot if necessary. I believe we have individuals who can step in and do those responsibilities with more than enough capability.”

After gaining confidence in his running ability, Ewers ran for five touchdowns last season, including 30- and 29-yard touchdown runs against Kansas and Baylor. Sarkisian said after the Kansas game that Ewers realized, “Man, maybe I’m a little faster than I thought.”

 

On Tuesday, Ewers stated that he would be more than willing to take on additional running responsibilities.

 

“Ultimately, I’m just trying to do whatever I can to help this team win football games,” Ewers said. “So if that means I need to run more, so be it.”