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ARLINGTON, Texas — Four years ago, Quinn Ewers was that guy. He was the No. 1 recruit, the first perfectly graded quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young. His initial decommitment from Texas in 2020 as a high school recruit portended the end of the Tom Herman era.
But Ewers later kick-started the Steve Sarkisian era. Since transferring to Texas from Ohio State as a redshirt freshman in 2022, Ewers is 21-5 as a starter in two seasons. By any measure, Ewers brought Texas “back” to national contention. The Longhorns earned trips to the national semifinals in consecutive seasons and were one play away each time from playing for a national championship.
“I’m super proud of Quinn,” Sarkisian said. “He’s taught me a lot because of what he went through. I don’t know if he could ever live up to the standard of what everybody thinks he’s supposed to be.”
With a 28-14 loss in the Cotton Bowl to Ohio State (Ewers’ former team), the brilliant but sometimes backbreaking Ewers era at Texas is effectively over. The Arch Manning era is here, and if expectations for Texas quarterbacks were high before, they’re about to leave the stratosphere.
Ewers has not officially declared for the NFL Draft. He told ESPN that he does not anticipate playing college football next season, though Carson Beck declared for the draft before transferring from Georgia to Miami. But if Ewers is playing college football next season, it won’t be at the University of Texas. It’s Manning time.
Manning was the No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2023, making Texas the first program to ever have two No. 1 quarterbacks on campus. The son of Cooper, nephew of Peyton and Eli, and grandson of Archie was pursued heavily by every school in the country. He ultimately…
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2025-01-12 19:04:00
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