Report: Multiple Big 12 teams have met with Quinn Ewers
No quarterback will be more sought after in the transfer portal than Ohio State’s Quinn Ewers. He officially entered the portal on Friday, primarily looking at Big 12 schools.
Ewers visited Texas Tech on Sunday, being spotted on campus with head coach Joey McGuire. However, the Red Raiders are not the only program that will get their in-person shot at the former On3 Consensus No. 1 overall player.
According to Pete Thamel of Yahoo, Lubbock will not be the only stop for Ewers before he makes his transfer decision. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has already met with the quarterback at his Southlake home, while TCU will host him tomorrow. Texas A&M was originally reportedly interested but for now, Ewers does not have College Station on his list.
Ewers spotted in Lubbock
Reporters spotted quarterback Quinn Ewers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders coaches in Lubbock, Texas, on Sunday. Ewers and his signature bleached-blond mullet were hard to miss. 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.
Patrick Mahomes isn’t the only outsider getting involved in Ewers’ recruitment. Texas Longhorns wideout Xavier Worthy changed his Twitter profile picture on Sunday in an effort to get the former five-star’s attention.
Current Texas players recruit the quarterback to Austin
The Longhorns and Ewers have always been connected, with the quarterback one time committed to Tom Herman’s program. Even before enrolling at Ohio State, Texas was ferociously trying to get him to flip. Now, with Ewers in the transfer portal, the same push will come out of Austin.
This time, current players have gotten involved on Twitter. Freshman wide receiver Xavier Worthy sent a tweet directly to Ewers saying “Ohhh hey there.” Running back Keilan Robinson was a bit more subtle, just saying “Hi.”
Even some of Texas’ top recruits got in on the action. Spearman (TX) Spearman wide receiver Brenen Thompson and Houston (TX) Klein Cain running back Jaydon Blue both sent tweets towards the quarterback after he entered the transfer portal.