Ztejas has been saying Quinn is horrible and saying Maalik is better than him on this and other threads all week. The level of irrational hate makes it seem like Quinn fucked Ztejas’s girlfriend, mom and sisters and made Ztejas watch.
In the game Texas was the better team in almost all aspects and their defense and running game dominated the game for the win. Malik’s performance if judged based on standards for all quarterbacks was poor. If viewed as a first start for a young player being put in I would say mediocre to poor. But that would be expected for most players in this situation.
The biggest concern I would have for Maalik is that the best way to cover up deficiencies for any quarterback, especially young and inexperienced ones, is to have dynamic athleticism and running to make up for not being as experienced and efficient as a passer and game manager. But while he is a big and imposing athlete, I don’t think he is a dynamic athlete or runner. At least I haven’t seen that…and reportedly he has a tender back as well.
K State will be a much better gauge of how well he can guide Texas until Quinn returns.