On Thursday night the Texas Longhorns fans and staff received the news they have been dreading. Back on Oct. 28 the No. 1 prospect in the state of Texas decommited from the University of Texas, on Nov. 19 he committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Quinn Ewers decided to leave the state much like the No. 1 recruit in the 2021 class decided to do.
Ewers spoke with Steve Wiltfong, a national recruiting analyst with 247Sports. Ewers weighed in on why he chose to go to Ohio State rather than the team he grew up rooting for.
Just their success and ability to go to the college football playoff every year.
It is no secret that the Texas Longhorns are coming off their second-worst decade in their history. From 2010-2019 they won just 55% of their games, it marked the first time since 1930-39 that they didn’t reach winning 60% of their games. Ewers, who is a junior, has really only seen the Longhorns struggle on the football field. The last time Texas played for a National Championship, he would have been around six or seven years old. All he has known is watching Ohio State play for or win National Championships.
| 2010-2019 | Ohio State | Texas |
| Wins | 105 | 71 |
| Losses | 17 | 57 |
| Championship Appearances | 1 | 0 |
| New Years Six bowls | 7 | 1 |
Those numbers would have been larger if the 2010 season wasn’t vacated. The point here is that Ohio State is consistently playing on the national stage while the Longhorns have had one year where they played for a huge bowl. Outside of that, it is either the Alamo or Texas bowl games.
The main thing I look for when I’m talking to a coach or looking at a University is development of past quarterbacks and who was as successful as they were in years past?
One of the biggest knocks on the Longhorns has been their lack of development at the quarterback position. Vince Young was a top-five selection. Colt McCoy was a third-round pick. Since that time not a single quarterback has been drafted from the University of Texas.
On the flip side of that coin, Ohio State has seen three quarterbacks drafted. The most recent being Dwayne Haskins drafted in the first round during the 2019 NFL Draft. In the upcoming 2021 NFL Draft, Justin Fields is projected to be a top-two selection. Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger? Well, he is likely to be a day three pick.
It isn’t rumors that is killing Texas Longhorns recruiting efforts in football. It has to do with a lack of development. The fact that Texas hasn’t produced a first-round draft pick since 2015. It has to do with not winning football games. That starts at the top, Tom Herman.
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