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Quinn Ewers may have made the worst decision of his life a year and a half ago. In mid-2023, the star quarterback decided to stay one more year with the Texas Longhorns to improve his skills; however, his results this season are far from what fans and Ewers expected.
This past Saturday, Ewers suffered the most painful setback of the season. Not only did he lose for the second time this year to the Georgia Bulldogs, but the 22-19 overtime loss stripped them of the SEC title and relegated them to fifth place in the NCAA Playoffs seeding.
With his first playoff game less than two weeks away, fans and analysts wonder if Ewers made the best decision by taking his optional fifth year of college football instead of entering the 2024 NFL Draft.
Analysts blast Ewers
On the latest episode of the Crain & Company podcast, Daily Wire analyst Jake Crain stated, "If you're a Texas fan, here's what you got to ask yourself. Not only did you lose to Georgia again after dominating them statistically. You played Georgia with their backup quarterback for a full half and an overtime and still lost."
It's worth ing that the Longhorns suffered their only loss of the regular season on October 10 at the hands of the Bulldogs, despite Ewers dominating the field that time as well. That's why Crain's co-host David Cone cast doubt on whether the young signal-caller from Texas has what it takes to succeed in the NFL.
After the Georgia debacle, Cone said, "I don't think Quinn Ewers is a starting quarterback at the next level. I don't think he's a projected top-5 quarterback in all these."
Ewers or Manning for the playoffs?
Texas opens the NCAA playoffs on Dec. 21 against No. 12 seed Clemson, with fans clamoring for Sarkisian to bench Ewers and give the job to Arch Manning, the sophomore who gave the team three wins while Ewers was injured in September.
Sarkisian is unlikely to demote Ewers, especially during the showcase that the NCAA playoffs represent for the NFL draft. However, the coach and player should consider that a poor showing in this period could seriously jeopardize Ewers' aspirations for this coming April.