Quinn Ewers
Southlake Carroll, come on down.
When Quinn Ewers committed to Texas, the first name mentioned was Vince Young. No player rated a perfect 1.000 on the 247Sports composite had stepped foot in Austin since the national championship-winning quarterback. Ewers was seen as a program changer and rightfully so.
Two losses to TCU and Oklahoma, mixed with some alleged pageantry from Tom Herman and the rightfully dubbed golden child was off to Columbus with Ohio State.
The first question asked by most Texas fans after the switch?
“How can we get Ewers to flip back?”
Ewers possesses a special skillset the college recruiting scene has not seen in a while. Watch Southlake Carroll play and you will see how easy the game is for him. Ewers’ pocket presence is elite for a high schooler, the delivery looks effortless, and his touch is nuts (pardon the Ohio State pun). Don’t doubt his arm strength either.
Check out his playoff tape as a sophomore against Duncanville:
Ewers notably grew up a fan of the Texas football program. His since-deleted UT commitment tweet showed a young Ewers in a Longhorn jersey and helmet, flashing a ‘Hook ’em.’ We’ve seen how many recruits have called Texas their dream school and getaway.
Positives: As Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith once said, “watch the film.” While Smith did not really know how bad his tape was, it does not take a football expert to realize how special Ewers is going to be. You would let him enroll tomorrow if possible.
Negatives: He’s committed somewhere else. Until the words physically come out of Ewers’ mouth, the rumors surrounding a flip are nothing but rumors.
Summary: It will be a long time until there is another in-state quarterback prospect like Ewers. Steve Sarkisian needs to pull some strings and bring the five-star to Austin instead of letting him head north. No prospect is more important to the Longhorns’ 2022 class than Ewers.