Quinn Ewers officially announces his transfer commitment to Texas
Texas has landed a commitment from one of the most anticipated players in college football history, Quinn Ewers. The former Ohio State quarterback officially announced his decision on Sunday night via Twitter.
Ewers was originally a member of the 2022 class, before reclassifying and graduating early from Southlake Carrol to enroll at Ohio State a year early. He was rated the No. 1 player on the On3 Consensus for both classes as a Five Star Plus+.
When Ewers entered the transfer portal, Texas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M were reportedly the three schools in the running. TCU eventually got in the mix, getting a visit from the quarterback. In the end, the Longhorns and Red Raiders battled it out with Steve Sarkisian coming out on top.
Before ending up with the Buckeyes, Ewers committed to Texas in August of 2020 under then-head coach Tom Herman. After results on the field started to go south for the Longhorns, he reopened his recruitment. Ryan Day was able to haul in one of the highest-rated quarterbacks ever.
Ewers got snaps in an Ohio State uniform in just one game, handing the ball off in the blowout win against Michigan State. He was never given the opportunity to attempt a pass and sometimes did not even travel with the Buckeyes to away games.
That will change quite quickly in Austin, where he is already seen as the likely starter for next season. Sarkisian struggled with the quarterback position consistently last season, flipping back and forth between Hudson Card and Casey Thompson.
Getting an elite quarterback on campus has been an issue for the Longhorns ever since Colt McCoy left after the 2009 season. Ewers will now have the expectations to bring the program back to those levels.
Ewers will help in the recruiting world as well, just three days away from national signing day. Whenever a player of his magnitude commits to a program, people are going to follow. As things stand, Texas is the No. 6 class on the On3 Consensus.