Quinn Ewers He reportedly has a $6 million offer to move away from Texas, but one former Longhorn seems to think that would be a huge mistake.
On3 Sports reported on Tuesday That Ewers has a huge offer for him to stay in the college ranks and enter the transfer portal instead of turning pro.
Ewers made the decision to return to school in 2024, but with a subpar season by his standards, his draft stock dropped.
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Jontay Cook II at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium on September 14, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Mia Tanner/Texas University Athletics/University Images via Getty Images)
But Jontay Cook, who played for Ewers each of the past two seasons, says the school will regret it.
in Response to X's reportCook said the school would “waste a lot of (real) money.” His X account has since been made private.
He cooks I played for the Longhorns In 2023 and 2024 before moving 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 they 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 Playoffs, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Jay)
Boise State is leaning into the underdog role heading into CFP play
The majority of questions about Texas quarterbacks entering the transfer portal have been directed toward the redshirt freshmen Arc Manning. He shot down rumors of that happening on Monday.
“I mean, I don't have any plans to enter the portal or anything like that,” the freshman said. To all competitors. “So, I don’t really know about that, about all the windows and everything.”
Notre Dame was examined in a Sports Illustrated He has been positioned as a potential landing spot for Ewers given the team is set to see Riley Leonard leave after this season. However, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman said the team has no plans to go to the transfer portal for the 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 Playoffs at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on December 21, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Jack Gorman/Getty Images)
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Ewers committed to Texas in 2020 but decommitted to Ohio State. He took just two snaps with the Buckeyes in 2021 before transferring to Texas for the 2022 season.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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