Quinn Ewers was the #1 player in the country for the 2022 class. He was the #1 QB in the country. He’s out of Texas. In 2020 he was committed to Texas but then he got a one-year $1 million dollar NIL offer to switch to Ohio State.
In Texas high school players can’t get paid. They tried every which way to figure a way around the road block but since it’s a state law there were no paths. Quinn only needed a core English course to graduate early, which he took in summer school. He then reclassified to the 2021 class and joined the Buckeyes for the 2021 season. He played 2 snaps in his debut season and then in December 2021 announced his transfer to Texas.
Ewers didn’t really make a mark in Columbus. He wasn’t even the backup. All the QBs on the roster were either freshmen or redshirt freshmen but Ewers got to campus late due to summer school and reclassifying. Redshirt freshman CJ Stroud won the job and had a banner year. CJ was out for the Akron game and one of the other freshmen was given that game.
I assume that Ewers got his money but I haven’t seen anything to confirm it. There’s talk that he’s QB1 at Texas for this year. If so and he plays to expectations, I’m not sure how that impact’s Manning’s decision.
It doesn’t really matter to us right? I mean we already got our guy and every other QB this cycle is already going to their representatives demanding a raise. jmo.