4 Quinn Ewers transfer spots for 2025 as Texas definitely turns to Arch Manning

Quinn Pitcher There was a lot of excitement heading into the 2024 season. Led the Texas Longhorns team College Football Playoff They won a conference championship last season, capping off their time in the Big 12.

This season, the Longhorns’ first in the SEC, Ewers was tasked with taking the conference by storm as a starter and leading Texas to the national championship. And meanwhile Texas At 9-1, his only loss coming against Georgia, the excitement around Ewers isn’t as high as it was this summer.

It didn’t help the incumbent when Ewers was injured. Kemer Manning Not only did he keep the team afloat, but he also fueled unnecessary quarterback controversy in the process. This cast a shadow over what would be Ewers’ legacy in Austin.

And now that he’s not playing as well as people expected, it looks like this will be his last season in Austin. It feels like either he’s leaving or Manning is leaving and all signs point to him pitchers to be a stranger anymore.

As rumors swirl about Ewers’ future as the NFL Draft seems like a distant hope from a certain decision, let’s take a look at where Ewers could be if he chooses to enter the transfer portal.

4) Ohio State Buckeyes

This seems a little too obvious, but it is quite possible. Ewers’ college football career began on: Ohio State But now that he was ready to play and not on the bench, he headed south from Columbus.

A reunion with quarterback whispers in Ryan Day may be in the works. Will Howard is in his senior season and frankly hasn’t had the impact OSU hoped for. Of course, the Buckeyes’ only loss is against Oregon, but that has little to do with what Howard did to help them win.

What makes him successful has more to do with the weapons around him. That seems like a likely outcome if Ewers enters the transfer portal.

First, Ewers is already familiar with Day and the Ohio State offense. They have used the transfer portal to fill the point guard position in recent years, so it is likely they will do the same this summer. If Chip Kelly is still around after this year, I think he’ll work well with Ewers and find ways to keep the offense simple but explosive.

Ohio State will have some major holes in its depth, losing wide receivers and running backs, but with Jeremiah Smith set to return for his sophomore season, Ewers has at least one target he can rely on.

The fit would be ideal, much like what Day once saw in Ewers and now a more polished version than when he came out of high school. Since he’s been weakening lately, our only concern is: Have we seen the best of Ewers already?

He would have to come in and make an immediate impact. There’s no way he can come in and improve his offense right away, especially with so many pieces leaving after 2024.

3) USC Trojans

Lincoln Riley needs to make some big moves if he wants to continue coaching after the 2025 season, assuming he can’t be fired after this season is over. The Trojans haven’t gotten off to a great start in the Big Ten this season. They need to play catch up.

They are in a much better situation than they are now with Ewers. And this looks like a move Riley could make to lay the groundwork. The only problem with this is that Ewers is not the style of point guard that was successful under Riley.

He had Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, Caleb Williams and Spencer Rattler during his time at Oklahoma. Each of these quarterbacks is mobile. Ewers is more of a pocket passer. So this might be a big move, but it might be the same on paper.

Still, the quarterback issue was one of the biggest problems Riley and the Trojans faced this year. Whether it’s Dylan Raiola choosing to leave, Ewers or another young prospect entering the portal, Riley knows he needs to make a big splash.

2) Notre Dame Fighting Irish

This is an intriguing move for Ewers. Head coach Marcus Freeman has some young options to turn to after Riley Leonard’s departure this year, but he’s a very different point guard than Leonard for the same reasons.

All in all, I think it could be a good fit. This could be a solid backup for one season, but the biggest question remains whether he can truly develop into an NFL-caliber quarterback. The Notre Dame job was his first head coaching job. He’s done a good job of keeping the Fighting Irish in the spotlight.

But he didn’t take a quarterback and turn him into an NFL prospect. Ian Book was drafted and Sam Hartmann was drafted to the UFL and signed with the Washington Commanders, but he never became that much of an impact player or was given a chance in the NFL.

I don’t think Leonard will either. Ewers could be one of them and could have a chance to revive his career if he chooses to enter the transfer portal. However, as we have seen this season, he will need further development. Freeman could land his first significant NFL quarterback prospect in Ewers.

1) Alabama Crimson Tide

Jalen Milroe will likely head to the NFL as he is projected as one of the top quarterbacks in the 2025 class. He will likely be the third quarterback selected, behind Shedeur Sanders and Cam Ward. Doing so will open an opening for a new signal caller in Tuscaloosa.

The Crimson Tide has young players behind Milroe, including Ty Simpson, Dylan Lonergan and Austin Mack. But if Kalen DeBoer isn’t interested in starting a young gun right now, Ewers could be a temporary solution to give those youngsters another year of development.

Ewers has a very different style of play to Milroe. And while the last few quarterbacks at Alabama have been mobile, there was also Mac Jones and AJ McCarron, who at one point were primarily passing the ball from the pocket.

And the weapons the Crimson Tide brings back next year with Ewers at quarterback will undoubtedly be in a great position. DeBoer was able to draft Michael Penix Jr. in the top 10 of last year’s draft.

He can do the same for Ewers, and if he not only beats them but wins a championship in the process, that might be the biggest regret Texas will ever have.