After three years with the program, Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers officially declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, leaving behind a legacy as one o

The Carroll grad nearly led Texas to the national title, but his career at Texas will be remembered as “Almost.”

For the Longhorns to beat Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals at the Cotton Bowl on Friday night, they don’t need another Vince Young.

Ewers became one of just four quarterbacks to lead the Longhorns to a Big 12 Championship alongside Young, McCoy, and James Brown. By getting the Horns to an SEC Championship in their first year in the conference, Ewers became the first-ever Texas quarterback to lead his team to back-to-back conference title games.

Ewers went 21-5 as a starter the last two years and to two CFP semifinal appearances. In his career, he led Texas to wins at Alabama and at Michigan, led them to the Big 12 title

Quinn Ewers is passing up on some big bucks to enter the 2025 NFL Draft. The now former Texas quarterback turned down an $8 million NIL offer to transfer to another school to play his final season of NCAA eligibility,