Quinn Ewers is officially departing the Forty Acres after three memorable seasons in Austin. Per an announcement on X, the Texas Longhorns quarterbac

Quinn Ewers was that guy. He was the No. 1 recruit, the first perfectly graded quarterback in the 247Sports Composite since Vince Young. His initial decommitment from Texas in 2020 as a high school recruit portended the end of the Tom Herman era.

Two key players for the Texas Longhorns in their very impressive 2024 season have opted to leave Austin and head to the NFL. Wide receiver Isaiah Bond and right tackle Cameron Williams both announced they are forgoing their eligibility and entering the

Texas and Oklahoma thought they were leaving the toughest basketball league in the country, only to land right in the middle of this season's version. Or fall straight to the bottom of it, really. The Longhorns and Sooners both left the Big 12 after last season when that league had a reputation as the roughest,

But the Longhorns — specifically, guard Jordan Pope — refused to give up the lead. Pope, a 6-foot-2 junior who transferred to Texas from Oregon State in the offseason, scored 19 of his team-high 27 points in the second half.