CFB NIL Impact: No. 1 Recruit Quinn Ewers Skips Senior Year

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The nation’s No.1 QB in the graduation class of 2022 has decided to not participate in his senior year of high school football to pursue name, image, and likeness money that he can make at Ohio State.

The news came on Monday when Quinn Ewers announced that due to the inability to profit monetarily in high school due to Texas state laws, he would be forgoing his senior year.

Ewers made his announcement on Twitter stating that the decision was not just based on making money right away but he felt it was time to take the leap into the next level of football. 

“This is not just a financial decision; this is about what is best for my football career,” Ewers said. “I am eager to start learning from Coach Day and the rest of the coaching staff. 

The Southlake Carroll High School native is the all-around package. Standing at 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighing 206 pounds, Ewers has a pro-style build the mobility of a dual-threat. He has arm angles allowing him to make an assortment of throws. 

Here is where this becomes tricky.

Ewers might’ve just set a trend for many high school athletes creating a ripple effect when they leave for college. Some of the nation’s tops recruits might see college as now an opportunity to start profiting at an earlier age. If a recruit values money and wants to start making up to seven figures in name, image, and likeness to take care of their family, well then you can’t fault the recruit. 

Ultimately, there could end up being a loss of talent at the high school level in terms of who stays and who enrolls early at top-level universities. It could have a trickle-down effect on the youth of college sports as we may start to see college quarterbacks get the starting job at 18 years old. 

Ewers is entering the Buckeyes fall camp here soon but his shot at winning the starting job is a longshot if he even has one. He would have to beat out the three quarterbacks that are in a quarterback competition that has been going on since the spring.

With that being said, Ewers may have just kickstarted a trend that gains momentum in the coming years.

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-By: Justin Howard