It was Ewers, not the running game, that powered Texas' win. Season average: A- (Rice B, Alabama A+) Running backs: C Go figure: Ewers completed passes to eight different players - and also caught one himself Reminder: this was Alabama, not an eventual 6-7 OU team. Ewers followed his excellent first quarter against Bama in 2022 with four more solid ones on Saturday. He discovered his touch on the deep pass - at least for one night - and had some beauties, including that high, arching touchdown that dropped right into Xavier Worthy's hands for a 44-yard score and back-to-back 32- and 34-yard throws to Ja'Tavion Sanders and Worthy in the third quarter. He finished 24-of-38 for 349 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions. This stage was a huge one, its spotlight glaring and Ewers rose to the occasion in what was only his 12th career start. Better than the 49-0 whipping of Oklahoma, and better than the 369-yard night in the Alamodome loss to Washington. Simply put, this was Quinn Ewers' best game yet as a Longhorn. It also snapped the country's longest home winning streak, it gave Quinn Ewers a chance to impress a lot of fans, scouts and award voters, and it gave Steve Sarkisian his signature win at Texas.Īccordingly, our Longhorns report card is handing out a lot of good grades this week: Quarterback: A+ 2 prospect, Lake Belton’s Micah Hudson, who is pledged to Texas Tech.Įarlier in the cycle, the prospect of landing Wingo reduced the sting of those in-state misses, but if he commits to the Tigers as expected, the Longhorns will not be on track to sign an ideal class in position coach Chris Jackson’s first cycle with the specter of having to replace Jordan Whittington, Xavier Worthy, and AD Mitchell looming over the program.Just how big was Texas' 34-24 win Saturday night over Alabama? Let us count the ways: It solidified the Longhorns as the team to beat in the Big 12, it sent notice to the rest of the country that they're national players, it placed them in control of their own CFP destiny and it checked all the SEC boxes Texas will need in their new conference. Losing Wingo to Missouri would be a significant blow to Texas recruiting at the wide receiver position - the Longhorns hold pledges from Smithson Valley’s Freddie DuBose and Lucas Lovejoy’s Parker Livingstone, but seven of the top eight wide receivers in the state are committed to other schools, including the state’s No. As of Tuesday evening, all four predictions by 247Sports and the last five predictions by On3 favor Mizzou. The momentum prompted 247Sports Director of Football Recruiting Steve Wiltfong to flip his 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction from Texas to Missouri two weeks ago with the Tigers gaining predictions in the On3 RPM as well. Texas was considered the leader as recently as that visit, but Missouri surged with the recent visits, the team’s on-field success with a 6-1 start to the season and top-25 ranking, and a recruiting class that includes fellow Missouri product Williams Nwaneri, an edge prospect ranked No. The Bulldogs, Longhorns, and Tigers all hosted Wingo for official visits during the summer, as did the eliminated Wolverines, and Wingo also made his way back to Austin for the Wyoming game last month. Officially, Wingo has five finalists, including Texas and Missouri, along with Georgia, Miami, and Texas A&M. This is happening earlier than I expected, but things just changed.” I talked it over with my family and got that feeling, so I decided to commit sooner. “I took visits, I have been to all of those schools and I just had a change of heart. “In the beginning, I thought this would happen on Dec. 5 prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Instead, he’ll decide on Wednesday in what could be a bad sign for the Longhorns - Wingo has seen the home-state Tigers in person twice over the last month and Missouri appears to hold all the momentum for the nation’s No. The consensus five-star prospect originally planned on deciding in December during the early signing period, but opted to move up his announcement date. WATCH : /fgpBRMtRqJ- 247Sports October 25, 2023 5⭐️ WR Ryan Wingo, the top uncommitted prospect in the Class of 2024, is announcing his commitment live on the 247Sports YouTube channel today at 5:15 ET
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