The status of Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers for the 2025 season was the subject of much debate and rumor during the Longhorns' College Football Playoff run in December and January.

Quinn Ewers nearly got to the top of the mountain two years in a row, but the Texas QB ultimately fell short in the College Football Playoff. Arguably, the Longhorns were a play or two away against Washington and Ohio State in back to back semifinals.

Texas Longhorns wide receiver Matthew Golden (2) catches a pass in the end zone to score during the first overtime period as the Texas Longhorns play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025.

The four quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff semifinals will be facing four of the best defenses in the country. All four defenses rank in the top seven nationally in scoring defense, top eight in total defense,

Austin, Texas – Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL draft, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Ewers, a three-year starter, declared for the NFL draft via social media Wednesday. He leaves with 27 wins, the fourth most by a Longhorn QB.

Texas football quarterback Quinn Ewers announced Wednesday he will enter the NFL draft after three years with the Longhorns.

After three years with the Texas football team, quarterback Quinn Ewers is moving on. Ewers announced Wednesday he is declaring for the 2025 NFL draft. The decision became public in a video posted to his Instagram and X accounts. Pro Football Focus currently rates Ewers as the No. 7 quarterback in the 2025 draft class.

With questions swirling around Quinn Ewers' future, could a move to Notre Dame under Mike Denbrock be the key to revitalizing his NFL draft stock?

Texas QB Quinn Ewers has several college football blue bloods, including the Georgia team that beat his Longhorns twice in 2024, as potential transfer portal options.