Quinn Ewers timetable, plans for transfer process

Ohio State freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers is intending to enter the transfer portal just four months after stepping foot in Colombus. According to Yahoo’s Pete Thamel, Texas, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech are seen as the likely destinations.

Thamel is also reporting there could be some top prospects following Ewers wherever he ends up. With less than a month until early signing day, the former On3 Consensus five-star Plus+ could sway some 2022 prospects.

“Wherever Ewers decides to go, he’s expected to attempt to lure some talent with him, per a source,” Thamel said via a tweet on Friday night. “Ewers has connections with a lot of top players in Texas in the class of 2022, his original high school class.”

If Ewers is going to have an effect on the class of 2022, he will have to make a decision within the next week or so. Most prospects are going to sign on Dec. 15, with some enrolling into their programs early.

Ewers reclassified to the 2021 class but still remained the No. 1 player in the class. He took two snaps in Ohio State’s blowout win over Michigan State, his only on-the-field action this season.

Quinn Ewers enters transfer portal

Ewers joined the Ohio State program in August, hoping to compete for the starting quarterback job. Following the preseason competition, head coach Ryan Day named redshirt freshman C.J. Stroud the starter quarterback, moving Ewers to the bench.

“I think he would tell you that it’s been hard for him,” Day said before the Akron game. “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.”

Despite being the Ohio State Buckeyes’ fourth-string quarterback, Ewers — who was prohibited from accepting any name, image and likeness deals as a high schooler in Texas — graduated a year early, went to Ohio State, and secured NIL deals worth north of $1 million.

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.

A native of Southlake, Texas, Ewers attended Southlake Carroll High School. Ewers played in eight games as a junior, throwing for 2,442 yards and 28 touchdowns, while leading the Southlake Carroll Dragons to the 6A state championship game. He was a finalist for the Landry Award, a distinction given annually to the top player in North Texas. Ewers finished his high school career with 6,445 passing yards, 73 touchdowns, and eight interceptions in 25 games.