LOOK: Former Buckeyes QB Quinn Ewers spotted in Lubbock
Reporters spotted quarterback Quinn Ewers and the Texas Tech Red Raiders coaches in Lubbock, Texas, on Sunday. Ewers and his signature bleached-blond mullet were hard to miss. The Texas native entered the transfer portal on Friday after enrolling at Ohio State a cycle early.
Ewers, a former five-star and overall Natl. No. 1 player, according to the On3 Consensus prospect rankings, is getting recruited by a very notable Red Raider alum. Kansas City Chief quarterback Patrick Mahomes tweeted “#WreckEm” after reports announced the young Buckeye’s intentions to transfer.
Mahomes played at Texas Tech from 2014-16 before going to the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Since getting into the league, Mahomes has won a Super Bowl, Super Bowl MVP, Offensive Player of the Year and appeared in three Pro Bowls.
Patrick Mahomes isn’t the only outsider getting involved in Ewers’ recruitment. Texas Longhorns wideout Xavier Worthy changed his Twitter profile picture on Sunday in an effort to get the former five-star’s attention.
Ewers was once committed to Texas before de-committing and settling on Ohio State. Worthy was the Big 12’s leading receiver with 981 yards on 62 receptions, plus 12 touchdown catches. He also earned the Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.
Quinn Ewers will be much closer to home on Monday. He’s planning to visit Sonny Dykes and the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth next.
Quinn Ewers opts to transfer after one semester
Quinn Ewers, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound freshman, logged just one snap this season. During the season, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said the freshman was having a tough time adjusting after enrolling early.
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“I think he would tell you that it’s been hard for him,” Day said. “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.
“He’s trying, he’s working at it but once we get to the season, it’s hard to catch guys up and get them reps because we need to get the guys reps who are going to be in the game.”
Despite being the Ohio State Buckeyes’ fourth-string quarterback, Ewers secured NIL deals worth north of $1 million. Due to Texas high school rules, he couldn’t accept any name, image and likeness deals as a high schooler.
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.