Nine traits that made Quinn Ewers the right quarterback for Texas

A look at nine traits that make Quinn Ewers the right quarterback for Texas.

Quinn Ewers is the starting quarterback for the Texas Longhorns.

For multiple reasons, Ewers has been, and still is, the best option for Texas. Knowledge of that fact made recent reports that Texas leaned toward Hudson Card even more puzzling.

Steve Sarkisian confirmed that Quinn was the man for the job by naming him the starter for the opener against Louisiana-Monroe.

As a prospect, Ewers was one of the highest rated quarterbacks in the history of online recruiting rankings. The former signal-caller from Southlake Carroll High School flashed numerous tangible and intangible franchise quarterback traits.

Now that Texas has publicly announced the starting quarterback for the season opener, here are nine traits that make Quinn Ewers the right quarterback for Texas.