Austin – Texas Football junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, ranked No. 4/3/3, was named to the Davey O’Brien Postseason Great 8, as announced by the Davey O’Brien Foundation on Wednesday.
Ewers received this honor for his standout performance against fourth-seed No. 10/10/12 Arizona State in the CFP Quarterfinal/Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, where he led the Longhorns to a thrilling 39-31 overtime victory on January 1 in Atlanta. During this game, he completed 20 of 30 passes for 322 yards and threw for three touchdowns, in addition to scoring a rushing touchdown.
With the game on the line, Ewers delivered crucial touchdown passes on two consecutive plays during overtime. The first was a 28-yard touchdown to WR Matthew Golden on fourth-and-13 during the first overtime, tying the game at 31-31 after Arizona State had scored in their possession. In double overtime, Ewers connected with TE Gunnar Helm for a 25-yard touchdown, which became the game-winning score after DB Andrew Mukuba intercepted a pass from the Sun Devils, sealing the victory.
Ewers’ initial touchdown pass gave Texas a 7-3 lead on just the second offensive play of the game, connecting with WR DeAndre Moore, Jr. for a 23-yard score. Prior to that play, he had set up the touchdown with a 54-yard pass to Golden. Ewers also rushed for a five-yard touchdown that extended Texas’ lead to 24-8 early in the fourth quarter.
As a second-team All-SEC player and a finalist for the Manning Award, Ewers completed 293 of 445 passes (65.8 percent) for a total of 3,472 yards and 31 touchdowns, averaging 248.0 yards per game across 14 starts this season. He ranked sixth in the FBS for passing touchdowns (31), 14th in passing yards (3,472), and made several other notable statistical listings. After declaring for the NFL Draft, Ewers concluded his collegiate career with a 27-game streak of passing touchdowns, the longest active streak among FBS quarterbacks and the second-longest in program history, just behind Colt McCoy’s record. The Southlake, Texas native also ranks third in Texas history for both passing touchdowns (68) and passing yards (9,128), and is second for most career games with over 300 passing yards (11).
