With the 2024-25 college football season nearing its end and the national championship forthcoming, the offseason is bordering on a new beginning. After the Texas Longhorns’ 28-14 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl,

Ewers became one of just four quarterbacks to lead the Longhorns to a Big 12 Championship alongside Young, McCoy, and James Brown. By getting the Horns to an SEC Championship in their first year in the conference, Ewers became the first-ever Texas quarterback to lead his team to back-to-back conference title games.

The pivotal play in the game saw Texas star quarterback Quinn Ewers get strip-sacked by Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer, who picked the ball up and returned it 83 yards for the game-sealing touchdown.

In deciding future, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers can make more money in college football in 2025 than he can from a mid-round NFL rookie contract.

The three-day event will take place in Green Bay, Wisconsin, from April 24-26, 2025. Underclassmen have until Jan. 15 to declare for the draft, and those playing in the College Football Playoff National Championship have until Jan. 24. Here are the college football players who have declared for the draft so far:

After three years as a starter and two deep Playoff runs, Ewers has accomplished what he set out to do in Austin.

Star quarterback Quinn Ewers' future has become a topic of conversation leading up to the Longhorns' College Football Playoff semifinal game against Ohio State.

In an interview with ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers said he doesn’t expect to play college football next year, offering some clarity to rampant speculation over the highest-profile position at one of the sport’s marquee programs.

The game-sealing play came from Ohio State edge rusher Jack Sawyer, a Columbus native, who in the fourth quarter strip-sacked Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and ran the ensuing fumble back for a touchdown to extend the Buckeyes’ lead to 28-14.

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