Austin, Texas – Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Texas’ heartbreaking loss to Ohio State on Friday paves the way for the future and into the right hand of Arch Manning.

Manning's first game as the unquestioned face of Texas football will be against the same team Ewers faced in his last: Ohio State in Week 1.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning has developed behind Ewers for the past two seasons and now has to shoulder sky-high expectations and the responsibility of being one of the most famous starting quarterbacks in college.

Throughout the season, Texas Longhorns have utilized young star quarterback Arch Manning in short-yardage situations, taking advantage of his running ability. But with the game on the line in the red zone of the College Football Playoff semifinal against Ohio State last week,

A few accomplished starting quarterbacks return in the SEC next season, but Arch Manning's skills give him a case for being No. 1 in SEC quarterback rankings.