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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) looks into the crowd after the 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinal game in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium on Friday, Jan. 10, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.
The Quinn Ewers era at Texas is most certainly over. Before the Cotton Bowl, Ewers told ESPN that he was going to enter the draft. There have also been rumors of a hefty NIL deal waiting for the Southlake Carroll product if he transfers.
Either way, the plan for UT and coach Steve Sarkisian is to start Arch Manning next season. A season that begins at the Horseshoe in Columbus against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Ewers played three seasons as the Texas starting QB. In his first season, he started well, had Texas tied with Alabama at DKR before getting injured. UT struggled to a 6-4 record. That offseason, Texas signed superstar recruit Arch Manning.
Ewers second season was better. He still got injured and missed two games. Maalik Murphy started those games. Manning was third string. But Ewers led the Horns to the college football playoff semifinals, where Texas would lose to Washington.
In 2024, Ewers third year at Texas, the junior missed more time due to injury. This time it was Manning that filled in and Texas fans finally got to see how dynamic Arch was. But when Ewers was healthy, he slipped back into the starting role and once again led Texas to the CFP semifinal.
Ewers had, on paper, a great career at Texas. He accomplished more than Sam Ehlinger, or Chris Simms, or Major Applewhite. Or almost any other Texas quarterback not named Vince Young or Colt McCoy. Ewers 9,128 total yards passing is third on the Texas all-time list, behind McCoy and Ehlinger, each played almost four full years to Ewers three.
But many view Ewers tenure at Texas to be a failure, or at least a disappointment. Some of that…
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Publish date : 2025-01-12 21:27:00
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