Quinn Ewers describes what happened on late-game fumble

The Cotton Bowl national semifinal between Ohio State and Texas changed on a dime on one play, when rush end Jack Sawyer got free behind the line of scrimmage and drew a bead on quarterback Quinn Ewers.

Sawyer chased Ewers down, hitting him from behind and jarring the ball loose. In one fell swoop, he corralled the loose football and took it the other way, housing it for a decisive score in the game in the waning moments.

“I felt him. I started drifting away,” Ewers said, walking through the momentous play after the game. “Thought I was going to be able to get the ball off before he got there. Obviously it’s not like I tried to give them the game. But I saw Jack running with the ball down the sideline. It sucks, man.”

Quinn Ewers played decently enough in the contest. He had one costly interception, but otherwise went 23-of-39 passing for 283 yards with two touchdowns.

Texas was in it with a shot until the late turnover.

For the Longhorns quarterback there was added insult to injury. Sawyer was his former teammate at Ohio State, before Quinn Ewers opted to transfer to Texas.

“He’s a great player, great individual, great person,” Ewers said. “Like you said, we were roommates when I was up at Ohio State. Just it sucks. It sucks. But Jack’s a good player and he made a great play.”

Quinn Ewers, of course, will have a key decision to make coming up in the next few days. He can opt to enter the NFL Draft after three strong years in school or he can return for another season.

Ewers is coming off his most productive campaign yet, throwing for 3,472 yards and 31 touchdowns, against 12 interceptions.

During his three-year career with the Longhorns, Ewers has thrown for 9,128 yards and 68 touchdowns, against 24 interceptions. He has also run for eight scores.