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The event on the recruiting trail that seemingly sent the Texas football program into a downward spiral in terms of chaos was losing the commitment of the elite five-star Southlake Carroll pro-style quarterback Quinn Ewers last fall. Once the foundation of what looked to be an elite 2022 recruiting class for former head coach Tom Herman, Ewers was poised to take this program to new heights.
But the commitment of Ewers only stuck around with Herman and the Longhorns 2022 class for a couple of months before they lost it.