Quinn Ewers reflects on benefit of time at Ohio State

After a highly competitive quarterback battle this offseason, Quinn Ewers has earned the Texas Longhorns starting quarterback position. The red-shirt freshman returned to his home state at the conclusion of last season after spending one year with The Ohio State Buckeyes. While his time with the Buckeyes was limited to just one season with little to no playing time, 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.”

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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.

Steve Sarkisian offers update on Quinn Ewers, quarterbacks after naming starter

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian named freshman quarterback Quinn Ewers his starter last week, and gave an update on how his progress has been during this week’s practices.

“I think Quinn has had a good week, I’ve seen some plays where it’s like okay, we’re starting to take another step with him. Some really big-time throws on third down, some of his playmaking in the pocket, made a nice play in two minute today actually using his legs to create an explosive play, so we’re starting to make the strides that I was hopeful for,” Sarkisian said.

The Longhorns are hoping Ewers can continue to take strides quickly, as his first college start is right around the corner versus Louisiana-Monroe followed by a challenging, marquee matchup versus preseason No. 1 ranked Alabama.