The Texas Longhorns appear to be secure at the quarterback position no matter what 2024 starting QB Quinn Ewers chooses to pursue.
QB Arch Manning has sat out for two years, and it seems that 2025 will be his moment. Ewers came back to the Longhorns despite having the option to enter the NFL draft after the end of the 2023 season. Having returned to the College Football Playoff Semifinal, Ewers is moving on to the NFL.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers received an $8 million offer to remain in college.
Chip Brown from Horns 247 reports that another university presented Ewers with an $8 million NIL agreement to skip the NFL draft for another year. Brown additionally states that Ewers has garnered approximately $6 million in NIL during his college years.
In the Horns 247 piece, Ewers describes how NIL has positively impacted him and his family while he handles his football career.
“I think the most amazing aspect for me is simply being able to repay my parents,” Ewers commented when questioned about the early NIL funds he got. “I genuinely get to give my mom a salary for assisting me with my finances.”
Under Ewers’ leadership, Texas came within one game of a chance at the national championship twice, a revival of success not linked to the Longhorns since the era of Colt McCoy and Vince Young.
CBS Sports anticipates Ewers to be selected on Day 2 of the forthcoming NFL draft, ranking him as the 52nd overall prospect. If Ewers does not get selected in the first round, it would take him four years on his rookie contract to earn approximately $10 million.
Although the right financial choice might have been for Ewers to accept the money, he showed a wish to depart Texas amicably.
“Texas was the sole place he wished to play college football,” Ewers’s high school coach, Riley Dodge, informed Brown. “He aimed to depart from Texas on favorable terms.”
Certain fans believe Ewers chose wisely, while others contend he ought to focus on his own interests.
