Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns are headed back to the drawing board, following a 13-3 season and a 28-14 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl. 

Following the loss in the College Football Playoff semifinals, Sarkisian spoke about the leadership and poise from quarterback Quinn Ewers. 

Sarkisian shared high praise for the Longhorns quarterback, who’s led Texas to back-to-back College Football Playoff appearances. 

“I’m super proud of Quinn,” Sarkisian said, per On Texas Football. “He’s taught me a lot. Probably unknowingly to him. What he went through every year, dealing with injuries. What he goes through, where, I don’t know if he’d ever live to the standards of what everybody thinks he’s supposed to be. But, at the end of the day all he did was show up every day and work and be a great leader and be a great teammate.”

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian. 

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Ewers finished the loss to the Buckeyes with two touchdowns and 283 yards, completing 23-of-39 pass attempts. 

In his third season as the Longhorns starting quarterback. Ewers produced 31 touchdowns and 3,472 yards with a 66.5 completion percentage. 

During his three-year career with the program, Ewers totaled 66 touchdowns and 8,845 yards with a 65.1 completion percentage. 

While Ewers hasn’t made an official announcement about his future in college football, he’s made it clear that he views this season as his final run with the Longhorns.