Following erroneous claims on Monday, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers assured supporters that he would not be sidelined for the rest of the season.
Ewers would skip the remainder of the 2024 season to get ready for the NFL draft, according to a since-deleted Instagram post from 247Sports. According to Pete Nakos of On3 Sports, a person close to Ewers stated that the claim “is absolutely not true.”
In addition to confirming that Ewers will not be sitting out, ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported that Ewers practiced on Monday in order to be ready for Saturday’s game against Vanderbilt.
Ewers reportedly called the article “fake news” in an Instagram story in response to the rumors.
Ewers will most likely be selected in the 2025 NFL draft, but for the time being, he is more concerned with winning games than getting ready for the draft.
Despite missing two games because of an oblique injury, the junior quarterback has already finished the season with 1,101 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, and four interceptions. He recorded 211 passing yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Saturday’s Longhorns defeat to Georgia.
Arch Manning, a rookie quarterback, momentarily replaced him, but head coach Steve Sarkisian later stated that he will continue to use Ewers behind center.
Our starting quarterback is Quinn,” Sarkisian declared. “We’re lucky to have a backup like Arch who could enter the game and stir things in some way, and I appreciate that. Quinn will ultimately be our starter. As I mentioned earlier, I believe we need to improve our performance around him. He would probably tell you that we need to improve our coaching, but he can play better. For our offensive to perform better, everyone must improve.
Ewers has demonstrated his ability to guide the Longhorns in crucial games after leading them to the College Football Playoff a year ago, but Sarkisian noted that Texas has a talented backup it can call upon if necessary.
Despite the defeat on Saturday, Ewers and Texas are still very much in the running to qualify for the CFP this year. When the Longhorns play Texas A&M to end the season, another top team will be waiting for them. On Saturday, they take on now-ranked Vanderbilt.
Texas would probably qualify for the playoffs if it won its final five games of the season.