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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 over. The Arch Manning era is here, and if expectations for Texas quarterbacks were high before, they’re about to leave the stratosphere.
Ewers officially declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday So now, it’s Manning’s time to shine as the face of the Texas football program.
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 decided to join Sarkisian in Austin with the opportunity to lead Texas into the SEC.
When Ewers opted to return for the 2024 season, Manning stuck around. There were never even rumors of Manning…
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Author : Shehan Jeyarajah
Publish date : 2025-01-15 17:04:00
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