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Quinn Ewers was supposed to be the savior for the Texas Longhorns. The former top recruit in the country was billed as a generational quarterback talent. He left high school a year early and went to Ohio State, but transferred back to his native Texas in the offseason for reportedly a boatload of NIL money.
And, it looked like it was going to work out for a while. Ewers was lights out against Alabama in the first quarter before he left with an unfortunate injury. The injury to his non-throwing shoulder kept him out until the Red River Shootout against Oklahoma. But, against the Sooners, he and the rest of the Longhorn offense was dynamic. It looked like Texas had a quarterback that would take them to the top.
But, Ewers played horrific down the stretch in a loss to Oklahoma State. And then, on Saturday night against undefeated TCU he was downright awful. Now there are questions about his future as a quarterback.
Quinn Ewers was horrendous in Texas’ 17-10 loss against TCU Saturday
The TCU defense came in ranked 89th out of 131 in total defense. That is not very good! Yet, Texas, one of the nation’s top offenses, did not score a touchdown on offense. Ewers was a big part of it. He was just dreadful.
He started an astonishing 0-7 with an interception.
Quinn Ewers so far tonight: 0-7, 1 INT ๐ฌ๐ฌ pic.twitter.com/AoxBBvt8Ax
— ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช @๐๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ณ (@FTBeard7) November 13, 2022
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The middle of the game wasn’t good, either. He looked lackadaisical and his footwork and mechanics were terrible. This was a big play in the game, and it’s just terrible quarterback play. He has plenty of time to try to use his legs and extend the play and make a play. Instead, he flicks it into coverage.
TCU STOPS TEXAS ON 4TH DOWN!! pic.twitter.com/jR5SYaoEr6
— ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช @๐๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ณ (@FTBeard7) November 13, 2022
And, there was this on what was effectively 4th and ballgame. Just like before, he quits on the play way too early.
TCU!!! pic.twitter.com/at3dWbRx7z
— ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ช @๐๐ง๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ณ (@FTBeard7) November 13, 2022
Overall, he was 17/39 for 171 yards and no touchdowns to go along with the pick. His QBR was a putrid 10.8 out of of 100.
Top recruit Arch Manning may steal his job
And with top recruit Arch Manning coming in next year, it seems like there is already a quarterback controversy.
arch manning said letโs go home quinn ewers is just tate martell with a mullet Iโll beat him out in January lmao pic.twitter.com/j8UERILFHT
— John (@iam_johnw) November 13, 2022
Quinn Ewers hasn't had a good season
– Just one game over 300 yards
– 57.8% completion percentage
– 2.9% interception rate ๐ฌArch Manning anyone??? ๐ pic.twitter.com/LuDz4y6P2n
— Mojo Markets (@mojo) November 13, 2022
Arch Manning enrolls in January.
— Hannah (@HaFro09) November 13, 2022
All in all, another year that Texas is not back