Ahead of the NFL, Ewers continues to leave mark on NCAA
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers is calling it quits in Austin. Ewers’ decision to try his luck in the NFL Draft later this year comes after a three-year stint on Texas’ campus that saw Ewers start under center each season.
In 2024 and this year, Ewers led Texas football to two College Football Playoff berths, both of which ended in the semifinals round (the 2023 CFP consisted of four teams; 2024, 12.)
To honor Ewers’ stellar career, as well as an instant classic performance of Ewers’ versus Arizona State in the CFP quarterfinals earlier this season, the Davey O’Brien Award has announced the departing Texas quarterback as a member of its first ever “Great 8” honor.
For the first time ever, we are announcing a Davey O’Brien Postseason Great 8! Here are the @BowlSeason and @CFBPlayoff contests we selected. #DaveyQBs
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— Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award (@daveyobrien) January 22, 2025
As Inside Texas also notes, among the various other quarterbacks on the Postseason Great 8 were Iowa State’s Rocco Becht, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Navy’s Blake Horvath, Ohio State’s Will Howard, Syracuse’s Kyle McCord, Ohio’s Parker Navarro, and Vanderbilt’s Diego Pavia.
