Quinn Ewers reportedly has a $6 million NIL offer to walk away from Texas, but one former Longhorn seems to think that would be a big mistake.
On3 Sports reported Tuesday that Ewers has a massive offer to remain in the college ranks and enter the transfer portal rather than turn pro.
Ewers made the decision to return to school in 2024, but with a poor season by his standards, his draft stock has fallen.
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Johntay Cook II at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Miya Tanner/University of Texas Athletics/University Images via Getty Images)
But Johntay Cook, who played with Ewers in each of the last two seasons, says the school would regret it.
In response to the report about X, Cook said the school would be “wasting all the money.” [for real].” Your X account has since been made private.
Cook played for the Longhorns in 2023 and 2024 before transferring to Washington. With the Longhorns, he caught 16 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns in 20 total games.
Ewers has Texas as the fifth seed in the College Football Playoff and will face Arizona State in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers throws a pass during the second half against Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoff, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Most of the questions about Texas quarterbacks entering the transfer portal have been directed at redshirt freshmen. Bow Manning. He shot down rumors of that happening on Monday.
“I mean, I don’t really have plans to enter the portal or anything like that,” the redshirt freshman said. by rivals. “So I don’t really know anything about that, all the windows and everything.”
Notre Dame was examined in a illustrated sports post as a possible landing spot for Ewers, as the team will see Riley Leonard leave after this season. However, Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman said the team had no plans to go to the transfer portal for a quarterback.
Quinn Ewers of the Texas Longhorns throws the ball during the first quarter against the Clemson Tigers in the first round of the College Football Playoff at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on December 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Jack Gorman/Getty Images)
Ewers committed to Texas in 2020 but was released to join Ohio State. He only played two snaps with the Buckeyes in 2021 before transferring to Texas for the 2022 season.
