Texas QB Quinn Ewers has no regrets about his brief stay with Ohio State football team

Friday’s College Football Playoff semifinal will not be a grudge match for Quinn Ewers.

The Texas quarterback started his college career at Ohio State. He was the highest-ranked recruit the Buckeyes had ever signed. But his career in Columbus consisted of two handoffs at the end of a blowout win against Michigan State in 2021.

With C.J. Stroud established as the OSU quarterback, Ewers transferred back to his native state after the season to become a Longhorn.

Now, his current and former team will meet at the Cotton Bowl.

But Ewers supplied no bulletin board material in a Zoom call on Monday, just as coach Ryan Day had nothing but praise for Ewers a few days ago.

“I learned a lot while I was there,” Ewers said. “Coach Day and C.J. and that whole room was awesome to be around. I’m super thankful for that time I got to spend there. I don’t regret any decision I made on going (there).”

Ewers enrolled at Ohio State in what would have been his senior year at Southlake Carroll High School in suburban Dallas. A major reason was that Texas did not allow high school athletes to profit from their name, image or likeness. At Ohio State, he signed a deal reportedly worth $1.4 million with a kombucha company.

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“Me and my family had a pretty big opportunity in front of us,” Ewers said. “We felt it was a good decision for me to forgo my senior year and enroll early at Ohio State and have the opportunity to have some good money in our pockets as a family.”

Ewers enrolled after the start of training camp. He was never a serious challenger for the job that Stroud won over Kyle McCord and Jack Miller.

“I definitely had to grow up super fast,” he said. “Fall camp is not easy. Practice at a college level was…

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Author : The Columbus Dispatch

Publish date : 2025-01-07 00:55:00

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