Ewers, who was born in Texas, began his career at Ohio State before transferring to Texas where he started for three years, threw 68 touchdowns and led the Longhorns to two CFP appearances. This past year he held off Arch Manning, who will now take his spot as the team's starting quarterback.

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.

On Wednesday, Ewers revealed his intention to declare for the NFL Draft. The announcement spells an end to a glittering three-year spell at Texas, a period that helped reestablish the Longhorns as one the nation's foremost powerhouses.

A few accomplished starting quarterbacks return in the SEC next season, but Arch Manning's skills give him a case for being No. 1 in SEC quarterback rankings.

Texas Longhorns backup quarterback Arch Manning was a major talking point all season, with fans repeatedly calling for him to take over the starting job from Quinn Ewers, who has held the position for the past three years.

Manning's first game as the unquestioned face of Texas football will be against the same team Ewers faced in his last: Ohio State in Week 1.

While much of the attention in the immediate aftermath of Texas's 28-14 loss to Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl, may have gone to whether or not this was indeed s

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, he announced Wednesday. The decision ends his career with the Longhorns and clears the way for Arch Manning to start in 2025.  Ewers came to Austin as a transfer from Ohio State with tremendous hype as the first perfectly-rated quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young.