Quinn Ewers was an Ohio State quarterback for four months, backing up C.J. Stroud, Kyle McCord and Jack Miller III in his lone season. While he never recorded a snap against Michigan, the current Texas quarterback still doesn't refer to the Wolverines by name.
At SEC Media Days this week, reporters asked Ewers about the Longhorns' Week 2 showdown with the Wolverines in Ann Arbor. Ewers said he is excited for the environment at Michigan Stadium, home of "The Team Up North."
"They're coming off a really big win... yeah, The Team Up North."
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"Going up to the Big House, yeah, I mean, it's gonna be an awesome environment," Ewers said. "Place is gonna be rocking, especially (with) all the hype since it's an early game. They're coming off a really big win, the national championship. Yeah, 'The Team Up North.'"
The No. 1 overall prospect in the 2022 class, Ewers committed to Texas in August 2020. However, over the next three months, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis convinced the Southlake Carroll standout to become a Buckeye. Ewers decommitted from Texas in October and committed to Ohio State in November.
In July 2021, Ohio lawmakers passed NIL legislation that allowed college athletes to profit from their likenesses for commercial purposes. As a high school athlete in Texas, Ewers did not possess those same freedoms, which influenced him to reclassify to the 2021 class and enroll with the Buckeyes after his junior season at Southlake.
That fall, Ewers recorded two snaps for the Buckeyes, both of which came in Ohio State's blowout win over Michigan State. He transferred to Texas after the season and has been the Longhorns' starter for the last two years, completing 64.3% of his passes for 5,656 yards, 37 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 22 appearances.
Ewers and the Longhorns will face Michigan in Ann Arbor on Sept. 7.
