Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers has said before in the past that Ohio State was not a fit for him, prompting his transfer to the Longhorns. During a recent interview with another famed Texas quarterback in his own right, Baylor’s Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III, the Texas signal-caller, explained why things did not work out for him at Ohio State.

“I made great relationships up there and still have good friends that go there. And for me, first off, it was really cold up there; you know, look, we’re not quite used to all that,” Ewers said jokingly on RG3 and The Ones. “I just have so much more resources down here. I mean, this is where I’m from. I’m close to Austin, being up in Dallas. There’s a lot more resources, [I’m] close to home, close to family members. It was just a little bit too far for me.

After his junior year at Southlake Carroll High School, Ewers reclassified from the 2022 class to the 2021, forgoing his high school senior year to become a Buckeye. Still considered and ranked the number one overall recruit, according to On3’s industry rankings, Ewers joined the Ohio State quarterback room with CJ Stroud and Kyle McCord. However, after one year in Columbus, the Dallas area native opted to return to his home state, and the rest is history.

Ohio State may not have been the ideal fit for Ewers, but at Texas, with head coach Steve Sarkisian, he appears to be right at home. After leading Texas to the College Football Playoff in 2023, the former number one overall recruit is looking to take it a step further in 2024 and bring the college football national championship back to Austin, TX, a place it has not been in nearly 20 years.

Ewers on Arch Manning: he’s in ‘the best situation for him’ at Texas

Sarkisian has continued his hot start on the recruiting trail at Texas. He made a big splash by landing Arch Manning. The top recruit in the country committed to the Longhorns, knowing Quinn Ewers would be the starter in 2023. That will again be the case in 2024 after he chooses to return to Austin for one more season.

That means Manning will again be in a backup role. But to Ewers, the nephew of Peyton and Eli is in a good situation entering his sophomore year – especially since he’s now QB2 behind Ewers.

Manning might not be the starter at Texas yet, but Ewers thinks another year as a backup will pay off for him in the big picture. It goes beyond football, though. Manning will continue to learn more about representing UT while also honing in his knowledge of Sarkisian’s system, and it’ll help him find success when he takes the reins of the offense.

“I think that he gains a lot,” Ewers told Griffin on RG3 and The Ones. “Not being from the state and coming in, and it’s obviously a little different. I think he’s got more time to grow his pride and love for the university. Obviously, he loves the university and loves the Longhorns. But kind of being able to sit back and watch, I think it’s different than playing. So him seeing what’s going on from inside, but also outside, I think that he can get a lot of intel from that.

“And then, obviously, another year to learn the offense and just get more comfortable within the smaller details. It’s, like, the best situation for him, I think.”