Quinn Ewers to remain at Texas despite fabricated opt-out report
Quinn Ewers is expected to remain with Texas this week despite an erroneous report that claimed he had chosen to opt out and prepare for the NFL Draft.
On Monday afternoon, the 247Sports Instagram page shared the following message about Ewers’ future:
247 posted this on IG and then immediately deleted…could Quinn Ewers opting out really be on the table? I find this hard to believe. pic.twitter.com/eUqV1xUrBh
— Sidelines Sports Network™ (@Sidelines_SN) October 21, 2024
The post was quickly deleted by the media company, but not before news spread on social media. Within an hour, outlets such as ESPN and On3 labeled the report as false.
Pete Thamel noted that Ewers was at practice today for the Longhorns and is fully committed to the team:
A report about Quinn Ewers leaving Texas for the NFL Draft is not true, per Ewers’ representative Ron Slavin. Ewers practiced today and is focused on Vanderbilt.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) October 21, 2024
According to a message board post made by Horns247’s Jeff Howe shortly after the incident, it’s believed that 247’s Instagram page was hacked. Howe said a “bad actor” has been targeting 247’s social media accounts:
Straight from the source. 247 reporting they were indeed hacked. Crisis in Austin averted, Quinn Ewers remains a Longhorn pic.twitter.com/p32Eg8BcVv
— Sidelines Sports Network™ (@Sidelines_SN) October 21, 2024
The company confirmed it was hacked on its Instagram page: “The 247Sports Instagram account was hacked earlier today with a fabricated report on Quinn Ewers. We regret any negative impact.”
The fabricated report comes as Texas is trying to pick itself up off the mat following its 30-15 loss to Georgia on Saturday night in Austin. Ewers was briefly benched in the game for redshirt freshman Arch Manning, although he did return to action in the second half.
In any case, Ewers and the Longhorns still have plenty to fight for in 2024. Texas will go on the road to face Vanderbilt in Week 9.
Call your QB
Figured this was fabricated. He seems like a motivated guy who wants to get better and be the best QB he can in the moment for TX.