Rapid Reaction: Analyzing impact, decision as Quinn Ewers leaves Ohio State

COLUMBUS – Quinn Ewers’ time at Ohio State ended quicker than the snap of a finger.

After reclassifying to the Class of 2021, the former five-star quarterback – ranked at one time as one of just six players all-time to be rated with a perfect 1.000 recruiting score – brought with him generational arm talent, a ton of hype and a ceiling as high as any that the Buckeyes have brought in at the position.

And like that, he’s gone.

Quinn Ewers informed the Buckeyes coaching staff on Friday night that he intends to transfer. He hit the portal thereafter and took with him potential that will be realized at another program.

But, in all reality, his departure could wind up being a bullet dodged for the Ohio State staff as the Ewers transfer clears the path for the Buckeyes other passers.

C.J. Stroud, this season’s Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, will return as the incumbent starter with a strong stranglehold on winning the QB1 title once again.

Kyle McCord, himself a former five-star prospect, has the makings of being the next great Ohio State quarterback.

And Devin Brown, ranked as the No. 6 quarterback in the Class of 2022, committed to the Buckeyes on Wednesday.

So despite the transfer of Quinn Ewers, there are still plenty of high-caliber options for Buckeyes coach Ryan Day to turn to in order to lead his program – both for the 2022 college football season and beyond.

Lettermen Row’s Austin Ward, Jeremy Birmingham and Spencer Holbrook break down all of that and more as they analyze the Quinn Ewers transfer and what it means for Ohio State’s program and what it means for its quarterback position moving forward.

Check out that video, presented by Byers Auto, in the link below and on the Lettermen Row YouTube channel.