Steve Sarkisian explains why Texas was a better fit for Quinn Ewers over Ohio State

Originally, Quinn Ewers was supposed to be the next in a long line of phenomenal Ohio State quarterbacks. Well, things don’t always work out the way they look like they will, and the prized recruit is now readying to be the starting quarterback of the Texas Longhorns.

It was an interesting road for Ewers, and Longhorns leader Steve Sarkisian joined The Rich Eisen Show to discuss why he believes something just clicked for the young quarterback at Texas, rather than with the Buckeyes.

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“I think it was a difficult situation. He didn’t go to Ohio State last year until, I think they might’ve already started training camp. That’s difficult,” began Sarkisian. “You’re a true freshman, you go into a different setting with a bunch of guys that you really didn’t get recruited with. You’re kind of behind the eight ball, trying to learn a new system. You’re away from home. I think for us, naturally he knows a lot of guys on this team. Being from Texas, makes sense to him. Got himself an entire off-season, from winter conditioning to spring ball to summer to get acclimated.

“I just think all in all, it’s just a better set up for success. I don’t think it was anything against Ohio State, I think it was just difficult for Ryan [Day] and their team to get him acclimated as quickly as they needed to, where we had months to get him prepared for it.”

One way or another, Quinn Ewers made his trek to Texas, where he’s ready to lead the Longhorns into a new era of success and glory.

Quinn Ewers reflects on benefit of time at Ohio State

While his time with the Buckeyes was limited to just one season with little to no playing time, Quinn Ewers is extremely grateful for the experience.

“Definitely, the semester I was at Ohio State helped me a lot, actually; I’m grateful for that. And then coming in here, basically a freshman, it’s really helped me. It was kind of like a learning stone for me, and I’m just I’m super grateful for my time at Ohio State,” said Ewers.

Despite not getting the opportunity to throw a single pass while at Ohio State, one could argue that his lone season there helped Ewers’ development immensely. Arguably the biggest takeaway for the Longhorns quarterback would be the opportunity to be a part of a winning culture with the Buckeyes. Not only that, but because he reclassified from the 2022 class to 2021, it essentially gave him a year to sit back and get first-hand knowledge of how a college football program operates.

“Yeah, for sure, it definitely helped a lot. It definitely felt like I was ahead of the curve when I got here.”

Now that Ewers has had a year to soak up the college football environment, it’s time for action. It’s time for him to show why he was essentially the top recruit in the 2022 class before reclassifying to 2021; still earning the No. 1 ranking in that class according to On3’s consensus. If he can show that early on, expect Texas to be in the hunt for the Big 12 title and then some in 2022.