The 2023 college football season for Texas falls on Quinn Ewers’ improved consistency and development. That’s been a key theme of the offseason after mixed results for much of his first season in Austin.
On Friday we saw more outside perspective on the five-star talent. College football analyst Parker Fleming posted a clip of the quarterback and shared the following thought on Ewers.
“How much of Texas’ success this fall comes down to the simple question of ‘Can Quinn Ewers just hit the open guy?'”
Fleming then shared a telling clip from the Iowa State game that showed how off target the Longhorns signal caller was at times last season. Much was made of wide receiver Casey Cain’s drop against the Cyclones, but Cain wasn’t given much of a chance on this play.
On this missed opportunity, head coach Steve Sarkisian schemed Cain open with a mismatch on a slot fade. Despite having a wide open target, Ewers misfired on what was one of many errant throws on the season. The touchdown was there. Texas simply did not execute.
Fast forward to the 2023 offseason. Ewers is now hitting many of the throws he missed by wide margins. Even so, making those throws in games will be a much tougher task than in an Orange and White scrimmage.
The Southlake product appears locked in and more physically fit than he did last season. He appears to be a much improved passer. Now he’s got to prove it’s not simply a facade.
How much of Texas's success this fall comes down to the simple question of "Can Quinn Ewers just hit this open guy?" pic.twitter.com/Y0cQXzKAaz
— parker, over-educated (@statsowar) May 12, 2023