Quinn Ewers nearly got to the top of the mountain two years in a row, but the Texas QB ultimately fell short in the College Football Playoff. Arguably, the Longhorns were a play or two away against Washington and Ohio State in back to back semifinals.

Per Chip Brown with 247Sports, Ewers turned down a transfer offer worth $8 million to enter the draft. "Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers turned down an $8 million NIL offer to transf

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Matthew Golden (2) catches a pass in the end zone to score during the first overtime period as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025.

Austin, Texas – Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

On Tuesday, On3 insider J.D. Pickell floated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish as a potential landing spot for Ewers. Pickell mentioned how Mike Denbrock, the current Notre Dame offensive coordinator, helped Jayden Daniels improve his game after his transfer to LSU and how that could benefit Ewers in the long run.

After three years with the Texas football team, quarterback Quinn Ewers is moving on. Ewers announced Wednesday he is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. The decision became public in a video posted to his Instagram and X accounts. Pro Football Focus currently rates Ewers as the No. 7 quarterback in the 2025 draft class.

Day and then CJ (Stroud), and just that whole room was awesome to be around, and super thankful for that time that I got to spend there," Ewers said this week when asked what stands out about his time at Ohio State.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL draft, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

The Texas Longhorns are coming off a heartbreaking 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the College Football Playoff semifinals, marking the second consecutive year

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.

While there’s been talk about if Quinn Ewers can get it done or not, Johnny Manziel trusts the Texas QB the most of the remaining signal callers in the College Football Playoff. Will Howard (Ohio State),