When Texas got the ball back, Ewers was given the honors of taking a knee in what is expected to be his final game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (unless Texas hosts a College Football Playoff game). The Longhorns travel to play No. 15 Texas A&M at Kyle Field in the return of the historic Lone Star Showdown for the first time since 2011.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers told reporters Saturday that his ankle was "a little tender" after the Longhorns' 31-14 victory over the Kentucky Wildcats, and coach Steve Sarkisian added that the ankle "just kind of kept tightening up on him" in the win.

And now for the fireworks portion of the show. Texas’ Quinn Ewers threw two touchdown passes to tight end Gunnar Helm in perhaps the final home game of his career, and the third-ranked Longhorns held on for a sloppy 31-14 win over Kentucky on a sun-splashed Saturday afternoon to set up next weekend’s high-stakes showdown with Texas A&M.

Redshirt junior Quinn Ewers participated in Senior Day activities ahead of Saturday's football game against Kentucky.

Quinn Ewers threw two first-half touchdown passes to Gunnar Helm and No. 3 Texas beat Kentucky 31-14 on Saturday to stay tied for first in the Southeastern Conference in the Longhorns' first year in the league.