Former five-star QB Quinn Ewers visiting Texas Tech
Things are getting serious between quarterback Quinn Ewers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Ewers is visiting Lubbock, Texas, on Sunday, according to Austin Massey, as he searches for his next program. The Texas native entered the transfer portal on Friday after enrolling at Ohio State a cycle early.
Ewers, a former five-star and overall Natl. No. 1 player, according to the On3 Consensus prospect rankings, is getting recruited by a very notable Red Raider alum. Kansas City Chief quarterback Patrick Mahomes tweeted “#WreckEm” after reports announced the young Buckeye’s intentions to transfer.
Mahomes played at Texas Tech from 2014-16 before going to the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Since getting into the league, Mahomes has won a Super Bowl, Super Bowl MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and appeared in three Pro Bowls.
Quinn Ewers opts to transfer after one semester
Quinn Ewers, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound freshman, logged just one snap this season. During the season, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said the freshman was having a tough time adjusting after enrolling early.
“I think he would tell you that it’s been hard for him,” Day said. “Kind of jumping into this thing during the preseason, and then being out for a bit of a stretch. We’re trying to get him as much information as we can, but there’s a lot of catching up to be done there.
“He’s trying, he’s working at it but once we get to the season, it’s hard to catch guys up and get them reps because we need to get the guys reps who are going to be in the game.”
Despite being the Ohio State Buckeyes’ fourth-string quarterback, Ewers secured NIL deals worth north of $1 million. Due to Texas high school rules, he couldn’t accept any name, image and likeness deals as a high schooler.
Ewers’ decision comes the same week Ohio State’s third-string quarterback, Jack Miller, also entered the transfer portal. That leaves Stroud and Kyle McCord as the two quarterbacks on the Buckeyes’ roster.