Quinn Ewers is returning to the Texas Longhorns football program next season.
The Southlake Carroll product made the announcement that he would be foregoing the the NFL draft to return to campus on Thursday.
“I’m coming back. Hook ‘em,” Ewers said in a video posted to social media.
As a redshirt sophomore, Ewers could have entered the draft being three years removed from playing high school football. The top recruit reclassified to the 2021 class while at Southlake Carroll to get a jump on his college career (and the potential NIL profits that came with it) at Ohio State, which only lasted one season before he transferred Texas.
The deadline for underclassmen to apply for special eligibility for the 2024 draft is Jan. 15.
Before the college football season began, Ewers was picked very highly on some mock draft boards, and a productive season at Texas could have solidified his place in the eyes of NFL teams.
But after another season briefly stalled by injury, in addition to the potential time to develop even further as a quarterback under Steve Sarkisian — and the aforementioned NIL money — Ewers was lured back to school.
Some eyes will now also turn to Arch Manning — grandson of former Saints QB Archie Manning and nephew of Super Bowl-winning QBs Peyton and Eli Manning — and if he will stay with the program for another year knowing he will serve as a backup.
In two seasons as the starter for the Longhorns, Ewers has compiled 5,656 passing yards with 37 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 22 games. He led Texas to its first College Football Playoff appearance last season.
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