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The likelihood of Quinn Ewers returning to Texas is growing

According to sources who spoke with ESPN, there has been a significant increase in the possibility that star quarterback Quinn Ewers will return to Texas and play a fourth season of college football in the last few weeks.

In the Big 12 championship game on Saturday, Ewers, 20, will start for the 21st time in his collegiate career. It’s becoming more widely felt in his camp, according to sources who spoke to ESPN, that he would be better off taking another year off to focus on his development before entering the NFL.

According to sources, Ewers’ plans for 2024 may be decided as soon as this coming week. It is anticipated that the NCAA transfer portal, which opens on Monday, will have some bearing on his timing. Top players would be enticed to Texas to play with Ewers upon his return, particularly at wide receiver.

Rather than play his senior year of high school at Southlake Carroll in the Dallas area, Ewers decided to enroll early in college in 2021 and chose Ohio State. At Ohio State, Ewers played sporadically behind C.J. Stroud before transferring following the season. He was awarded the starting job at Texas in 2022, but he hasn’t made 25 starts, which is thought to be the cutoff point for college quarterbacks hoping to succeed in the NFL.

Ewers has led the Big 12 in completion percentage (69.8%) during his stellar redshirt sophomore campaign at Texas. In a 34-24 victory over Alabama in September, he threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns, leading Texas to one of the most remarkable victories in the history of the game. NFL evaluators were impressed by the opponent, the venue, and the stage of that game.

Ewers leads the Big 12 in passing yards per game with an average of 270.9. In the Big 12 title game on Saturday, he will face Oklahoma State and has the opportunity to pass 3,000 yards passing this season with 2,709 yards.

This season, he has thrown 17 touchdowns and just five interceptions. Ewers’ progress has been hindered by injuries; following a Grade 2 AC joint sprain in his throwing shoulder in late October, he missed two starts.

Online, there has been a suggestion that Ewers might move back to Texas. He is following a number of elite athletes on social media, such as Purdue’s Dion Burks and South Carolina wide receiver Juice Wells, who have announced their plans to use the NCAA transfer portal. Additionally, he tracks Evan Stewart of Texas A&M, a highly sought-after receiver who, should he enter the portal, would rank among the most coveted players.

Ewers would rise to the top of the 2025 NFL draft class and be in contention for the first pick if he returns in 2024. Expected to start twelve more games, he could lead Texas into its inaugural SEC season and cement his legacy at the university.

Scouts believe that the 2025 NFL draft class is generally pretty weak, both in terms of overall high-end talent and quarterback depth. In contrast, scouts view the 2024 NFL draft as a once-in-a-decade class for quarterbacks because there are two prospects—Caleb Williams of USC and Drake Maye of North Carolina—who have long been favorites to make the top five, and there is a heated discussion about who might be the