The Texas Longhorns are heading into the Arch Manning era, following three years with Quinn Ewers leading the offense. After the 2024 college football season, where the Longhorns were defeated by the Ohio State Buckeyes in the semifinal of the College Football Playoff,

Texas football quarterback Quinn Ewers announced Wednesday he will enter the NFL draft after three years with the Longhorns.

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.

Quinn Ewers made a big announcement ahead of Texas football's College Football Playoff game against Ohio State.

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.

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.

Star quarterback Quinn Ewers' future has become a topic of conversation leading up to the Longhorns' College Football Playoff semifinal game against Ohio State.

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.

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.

Texas football is traveling to the Cotton Bowl in Arlington for the College Football Playoff semifinal to face ... It has a few more Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will need to play hero once again to lead his team to a win over a loaded Ohio State roster.

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.

After bringing Texas football back into relevance, quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the 2025 NFL draft on Wednesday.