Nagy added that Texas’ Quinn Ewers had originally committed to play in the Senior Bowl, but pulled out due to injury following the Longhorns’ CFP semifinal loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl. Ewers missed time earlier this season with an oblique injury.

After three years as a starter and two deep Playoff runs, Ewers has accomplished what he set out to do in Austin.

Ewers became the first quarterback to lead Texas to consecutive 10-win seasons since Colt McCoy racked up four consecutive 10-win campaigns beginning in 2006. MORE EWERS: Quinn Ew

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

The decision was largely expected after Ewers told ESPN last week that he didn’t plan to return to college football in 2025.

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.

Quinn Ewers is officially departing the Forty Acres after three memorable seasons in Austin. Per an announcement on X, the Texas Longhorns quarterbac

Texas Longhorns star quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL Draft on Wednesday. He passed for more than 3,400 yards and 31 touchdown passes in 2024.

The longest college football season is in the books, but it is not too soon to look ahead. Arch Manning will start, Bill Belichick will coach and Jeremiah Smith will continue to dominate.

AP photo by Gareth Patterson / Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) warms up alongside quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) prior to the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Texas, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. So Monday night was the end of the 2024 college football season.

The Texas Longhorns have come so agonizingly close to the national championship game in each of the past two seasons, but when the big game kicks off on Monday