QB Quinn Ewers to Texas. DB coach Donte Williams to be retained at USC.
Completing the huge loss for Ohio St (though they don't seem to feel they even need to bat an eye over it) QB Quinn Ewers has decided on Texas. He wants to be near home. And he wants to be with Steve Sarkasian.
Article: https://sports.yahoo.com/sources-qb-quinn-ewers-transferring-to-texas-013033161.html
And Lincoln Riley is keeping Donte Williams at USC. This all but ensures Domani Jackson will re-commit there.
December 12th, 2021 at 10:51 PM ^
Oh noes! Dude you need to step away from the internet for a few minutes once in a while. You have no idea if McCord is transferring outside of probably some speculation on some crappy OSU board you read too often. And even if he did, I’m sure they could hit the portal for a good backup QB. Again, they are fine at QB, let’s not embarrass ourselves by rubbing our hands together and saying “Excellent” while thinking of their suddenly depleted QB room. Well at least let’s wait to do that until it actually happens.
December 12th, 2021 at 11:54 PM ^
I wasn't rubbing my hands together. I've never read an Ohio St message board. I don't think they Ohio St is depleted, or imploding.
I remember a few weeks ago when I said on here that Ewers was likely to transfer. Someone replied it would never happen. He said something like, McCord yes it could happen, Ewers never.
There's been talk of McCord transferring for some time. It started immediately after Stroud was named starter. And it got louder when Stroud was playing bad, but still wasn't replaced by McCord. Then McCord got a start. But the talk picked up again. I don't know if it would be a surprise if a 5 Star would get tired of sitting on the bench, and would transfer out. I mean, there's no reason for him to stay.
This is not from a message board. It's from 247:
December 12th, 2021 at 11:21 PM ^
Look for McCord to stay with both Miller and Ewers leaving. He'd be the front-runner for the 2023 starter
December 13th, 2021 at 12:11 AM ^
Expectations are not always reality. Even if McCord does transfer they still have a Heisman candidate at QB and will likely scour the portal for a backup if need be. I don't think backup QB is that important of a position on the roster unless the starter is struggling or the O-Line is a sieve, neither of which is true.
December 12th, 2021 at 10:43 PM ^
I think another possibility is he thought he could: 1. Start making money a year early; 2. Get better coaching and get used to college life. Something he wouldn’t get in high school. 3. See where he sits in the OSU depth situation, and after a year can re-evaluate.
He now has 4 years of eligibility with a year of being in a college system. He’s in a better position now I think than if he was an in-coming freshman QB at OSU behind an experienced Stroud and then McCord as well
December 12th, 2021 at 10:16 PM ^
USC making good moves. Donte Williams was put in one of the most difficult spots in sports
December 13th, 2021 at 9:34 AM ^
Agreed. The report I'm seeing is that he might be in an off the field role, so I could see him being their recruiting head. Honestly, if Domani had committed to us before Riley went to USC, he probably would've decommitted by now and opened his recruitment back up. As for Quinn, I remember saying on this board I bet he ends up back at Texas and everyone called me crazy. It was inevitable if he didn't get the starting job, or at least some playing time. You have to think at the start of the season he was WAY behind where JJ was with us in terms of playbook, but by the end I'm sure he was fully capable of playing garbage time. This is looking like a Tate Martell situation.
December 12th, 2021 at 10:35 PM ^
Now he doesn’t have to be worried about catching the flu
December 13th, 2021 at 12:20 AM ^
Don’t understand why kids want to play for sark. Terrible coach
December 14th, 2021 at 1:18 AM ^
You are kidding...right?
Did you see Alabama's offense last year?
December 14th, 2021 at 9:46 AM ^
Sark reminds me a lot of Day - although Day obviously has much better results. Both will have dynamic offense but it's the defensive side that's the huge question mark. Look for Sark to make a splash with some huge defensive coaching hirings
December 13th, 2021 at 1:45 AM ^
Quinn Ewers should be playing for Mike Gundy. Period. They would save a fortune with the 2 for 1 barber specials.
December 13th, 2021 at 8:51 AM ^
The last full season of football for Ewers was his sophomore year of high school.
December 13th, 2021 at 8:52 AM ^
Brian/Seth have mentioned on the podcast that it will be impossible to keep highly recruited QB depth in the portal era. This isn't a problem unique to tOSU and could be an issue for us, despite the warm and fuzzies.
December 14th, 2021 at 1:16 AM ^
5 Star Bo Nix is in the portal.
December 13th, 2021 at 2:32 PM ^
Losing a guy with Ewers potential matters, even if OSU is still loaded. We do not have to dig deep to find examples. Clemson lost Trevor Lawrence and replaced him with 5 Star DJ Uiagalelei. It did not go according to plan. That being said, I will believe something truly bad happens to OSU when it happens.
December 13th, 2021 at 2:32 PM ^
Losing a guy with Ewers potential matters, even if OSU is still loaded. We do not have to dig deep to find examples. Clemson lost Trevor Lawrence and replaced him with 5 Star DJ Uiagalelei. It did not go according to plan. That being said, I will believe something truly bad happens to OSU when it happens.
December 14th, 2021 at 8:03 AM ^
Was never a fan of his release. He throws like a shortstop turning a double play. There’s times I really question the whole “star” rating system.