Quinn Ewers to enroll early in a few days and forego senior season... Wow..Just wow!!!!!

[butchna]

Hell John David Booty did it almost 20 years ago when he graduated high school after just three years and enrolled at USC.

All of those brothers were purposefully delayed enrollment in school by their parents. It helped them being slightly older than their classmates, so John David actually graduated at the right timeframe…with the assistance of tutors. Similar story with Jake Bentley. Ewers from what I gather, didn’t have that advantage…just everything that is currently available like online classes and summer courses. You put in the work? You deserve it.

 

[igotworms]

I don't get this either. I once helped mentor a kid, a junior in HS, who started a business and it went nuts. He struggled with the ins and outs and some people wanted him to fail, screw up, etc and others wanted him to screw up the tax side and get in trouble with the law.

Why not be happy America works? Be happy niches open for people to get ahead. The kid I knew came from nothing, Dad and Mom barely got out of HS, and he made good and helped pull his family up.

Granted, only a few strike gold like that, but be happy ANYONE does in America these days.

Only a few strike gold BECAUSE of these clowns not trying to help others
Fear, lack of understanding and greed cause people to think "if I win others have to lose and vice versa"

If he fails, he fails
But actively rooting against him or even trying to hurt him, really shows how sad and pathetic most people are

 

[butchna]

Local all-sports station hosts were bellyaching about this yesterday bemoaning the development he loses not playing a senior season in a high school he’s already graduated from. Wanted to call in and ask both of the Premier League lovers why Europe has survived with athletes being able to market themselves within their structure. It’s the second time a top quarterback prospect has graduated a year early to compete in college, but you hear of it every year in basketball. We landed TWO who reclassified. The sky is falling but it’s practically dandruff.

 

[stolitonic]

Welp.

Looks like the suckeyes have named CJ Stroud as the starter.

Stroud is a freshman.

Looks like Ewars is kind of screwed, even if he redshirts this year he very well may be sitting for three years or transferring

Unless the wheels fall off with Stroud playing, going to be very difficult for Ewars to become starter.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Welp.

Looks like the suckeyes have named CJ Stroud as the starter.

Stroud is a freshman.

Looks like Ewars is kind of screwed, even if he redshirts this year he very well may be sitting for three years or transferring

Unless the wheels fall off with Stroud playing, going to be very difficult for Ewars to become starter.

Why commit to Ohio St then?

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

Welp.

Looks like the suckeyes have named CJ Stroud as the starter.

Stroud is a freshman.

Looks like Ewars is kind of screwed, even if he redshirts this year he very well may be sitting for three years or transferring

Unless the wheels fall off with Stroud playing, going to be very difficult for Ewars to become starter.

If Stroud wins a ring and/or a Heisman, it's not worth it for him to risk injury in college. Even without a ring or trophy, he'd be nuts to stay if he's a high first round prospect. And he's not nuts. 2 years, max, unless he sucks.

Ewers is young as hell. He might take the portal but he's making bank, apparently, for carrying a clipboard, learning from decent coaches, and may get a ring without doing anything but mopping up.

Tough to feel sorry for him, eh?

 

[stolitonic]

If Stroud wins a ring and/or a Heisman, it's not worth it for him to risk injury in college. Even without a ring or trophy, he'd be nuts to stay if he's a high first round prospect. And he's not nuts. 2 years, max, unless he sucks.

Ewers is young as hell. He might take the portal but he's making bank, apparently, for carrying a clipboard, learning from decent coaches, and may get a ring without doing anything but mopping up.

Tough to feel sorry for him, eh?

I just learned that Stroud backed up Fields last year so you are correct so he has two more years before being NFL eligible.

I agree, tough to feel sorry for Ewars but based on what I have seen of him he is somewhat arrogant bordering on a dbag. I am sure his plan was to walk in somewhere and be anointed as a 3-4 year starter. He now has to sit for two years and there is a a very strong possibility he gets recruited over in that time.

 

[SayUWantAreVOLution]

I just learned that Stroud backed up Fields last year so you are correct so he has two more years before being NFL eligible.

I agree, tough to feel sorry for Ewars but based on what I have seen of him he is somewhat arrogant bordering on a dbag. I am sure his plan was to walk in somewhere and be anointed as a 3-4 year starter. He now has to sit for two years and there is a a very strong possibility he gets recruited over in that time.

He's at Ohio State. Being an arrogant douche is expected up there. He'll blend right in.

 

[stolitonic]

Why commit to Ohio St then?

I didn't understand it either really.

I mean the reason his parents and PR people put out that he was leaving HS early was his endorsement deal with some Kombucha company that was giving him a share of the company.

I mean that stuff was trendy a few years ago, but I just don't see how what I am sure is a small slice of company pie is going to amount to the amount to make all of this worthwhile. Honestly, I haven't seen anyone drinking that stuff in a while, so maybe it's just me. Gotta think the company is kind of peeved also that they made such a big offer to a guy who is going to be a backup for a couple of seasons.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

I didn't understand it either really.

I mean the reason his parents and PR people put out that he was leaving HS early was his endorsement deal with some Kombucha company that was giving him a share of the company.

I mean that stuff was trendy a few years ago, but I just don't see how what I am sure is a small slice of company pie is going to amount to the amount to make all of this worthwhile. Honestly, I haven't seen anyone drinking that stuff in a while, so maybe it's just me. Gotta think the company is kind of peeved also that they made such a big offer to a guy who is going to be a backup for a couple of seasons.

Sounds like a future player in the transfer portal who’ll end up back at Texas with Steve Sarkisian.

 

[Fightmaker]

1) People tune in for the school and entertainment, not because of “amateurism”…who the hell cheers for amateurism? Wasnt it more fun having the dream team than a hodge of college seniors?

2) If people are tuning into watch the players, how comes the coaches don’t have to deal with amateurism but the players do?

3) What’s changing? Tennessee is still gonna run through the T. They will still play Rocky Top. It’s still orange. They didn’t ban tackling. Just might see players in a couple that ads instead.

I would love to hire a few of these guys for ads. Not sure at this point if I can afford them though.

 

[chattavol420]

When I heard about the reclassification with this kid (who I’ll admit I’d never heard of prior to that event)…my first thought was he must be a shoe in for the job. Then you start reading about all the other elite kids they have there and it just makes you scratch your heard. The kid they’ve named starter sat behind field so he’s had a massive head start. 2 springs and the full season with the same system. And the worst part for ewers…that program is so loaded and plays such a crappy schedule, there’s no way the starter won’t look great. The kid should’ve really made a better business decision. He should’ve made the decision based on the depth chart and chaplain a school he would almost be assured of starting at. He did the exact opposite of that.

 

[Boston Vol]

When I heard about the reclassification with this kid (who I’ll admit I’d never heard of prior to that event)…my first thought was he must be a shoe in for the job. Then you start reading about all the other elite kids they have there and it just makes you scratch your heard. The kid they’ve named starter sat behind field so he’s had a massive head start. 2 springs and the full season with the same system. And the worst part for ewers…that program is so loaded and plays such a crappy schedule, there’s no way the starter won’t look great. The kid should’ve really made a better business decision. He should’ve made the decision based on the depth chart and chaplain a school he would almost be assured of starting at. He did the exact opposite of that.

Him reclassifying had nothing to do with him hoping to be the starter this year, it was about NIL. He stands to make over a million dollars, so why sit in a high school classroom and pass up that money when you don’t have to? Also I don’t think a talent like Ewers particularly cares about the depth chart. Just because Stroud is starting this year has no effect on Ewers going forward.

 

[VolsSportsFan]

Look I’m sure it’s not everyone and I’d like to avoid the politics talk, but I’d be willing to say about 90-95% of the takes opposing NIL I’ve seen are from conservatives.

It's mind blowing to me to watch the mental gymnastics they are jumping through. They'd save everyone a lot of time if they just came out and they are against it simply because they don't like it and they don't want it to change; and stop acting like they have any actual reasons that fit any sense of consistency with the rest of how they view the world.

 

[chattavol420]

Him reclassifying had nothing to do with him hoping to be the starter this year, it was about NIL. He stands to make over a million dollars, so why sit in a high school classroom and pass up that money when you don’t have to? Also I don’t think a talent like Ewers particularly cares about the depth chart. Just because Stroud is starting this year has no effect on Ewers going forward.

I know the story. I specifically said I read articles about all the reclassification stuff. But don’t try to play it off like him not being a starter isn’t significant. It is. That profile (and nli $) goes away real damn fast when you sit on a branch and aren’t heard from fit several years.
Simply put…he should’ve went somewhere that would’ve allowed him to play and continue to raise his profile. Going somewhere and getting buried on a depth chart is the opposite of that. Bad business decision…no matter how you want to spin it

 

[atilla]

Why commit to Ohio St then?

Why??? I'll tell you why.. Because of Ryan Day's QB development and play calling, and Ewers 3-4 year relationship with now QB coach Corey Dennis, who was raved about by Justin Fields and Dwayne Haskins. Day's offensive propensity also goes back to the NFL where during his 2 years with Chip Kelly he turned both Sam Bradford and Colin Kaepernick into their most productive seasons.... I've never seen a QB room loaded like Ohio State this year with Stroud, Kyle McCord, Jack Miller, and Ewers. One will probably transfer after this year, maybe 2..... McCord is an absolute stud 5* and Miller is a good high 4 *. Any one of those guys could probably start right now at most institutions but with talent like that it looks like they will be grooming some to be stars at other universities, ala the Burrow-Haskins competition a few years ago.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Why??? I'll tell you why.. Because of Ryan Day's QB development and play calling, and Ewers 3-4 year relationship with now QB coach Corey Dennis, who was raved about by Justin Fields and Dwayne Haskins. Day's offensive propensity also goes back to the NFL where during his 2 years with Chip Kelly he turned both Sam Bradford and Colin Kaepernick into their most productive seasons.... I've never seen a QB room loaded like Ohio State this year with Stroud, Kyle McCord, Jack Miller, and Ewers. One will probably transfer after this year, maybe 2..... McCord is an absolute stud 5* and Miller is a good high 4 *. Any one of those guys could probably start right now at most institutions but with talent like that it looks like they will be grooming some to be stars at other universities, ala the Burrow-Haskins competition a few years ago.

So he came to Ohio St to sit behind two other great QB’s?

Makes total sense.

 

[05_never_again]

I know the story. I specifically said I read articles about all the reclassification stuff. But don’t try to play it off like him not being a starter isn’t significant. It is. That profile (and nli $) goes away real damn fast when you sit on a branch and aren’t heard from fit several years.
Simply put…he should’ve went somewhere that would’ve allowed him to play and continue to raise his profile. Going somewhere and getting buried on a depth chart is the opposite of that. Bad business decision…no matter how you want to spin it

I'd say Ewers's plan was to go to Ohio St to pocket some dough this year that he would not have been able to pocket if he spent it in high school. If he does not play this year or have some kind of clear path to winning the starting QB job next year, he could transfer to another school where he had a great chance to be the starter. It isn't like he would not be a hot commodity in the transfer portal next season.

Time will tell if it ends up being a poor business decision; he will make some dough this year that he would not have otherwise, and it seems like the potential would exist for him to transfer and start somewhere next year if he doesn't get the Ohio St job next year.

I do agree that him starting is absolutely key for him maximizing his NIL potential (and a lot of kids I do not think understand this even though it seems like common sense), but it isn't like just because he's at Ohio St this year resigns him to the fact he'll have to stay there and sit for 2-3 seasons.

 

[Boston Vol]

now I know why he skipped his senior year of high school.

 

[stolitonic]

now I know why he skipped his senior year of high school.

All I can say is wow.

If they are willing to pay a backup (or possibly 3rd stringer) that much cash, then more power to him.

As things are, unless the guy in front of him craps the bed, Ewers is gonna be sitting for a couple of seasons.

 

[05_never_again]

now I know why he skipped his senior year of high school.

Yep - I'm not sure I see how that is a good deal for the marketing company if he doesn't become the starter at Ohio St at some point in the near future though, probably next season. It seems like the market for top high school prospect autographs would fall off a cliff if said prospect doesn't become a good college player.

Does he have to stay at Ohio St for 3 years to get the $1.4m?

 

[Vols1891]

Could a company pay NIL money to a high school student if they wanted to? Or would that make them ineligible to play high school sports? Or maybe it would depend on the individual state.

 

[stolitonic]

Yep - I'm not sure I see how that is a good deal for the marketing company if he doesn't become the starter at Ohio St at some point in the near future though, probably next season. It seems like the market for top high school prospect autographs would fall off a cliff if said prospect doesn't become a good college player.

Does he have to stay at Ohio St for 3 years to get the $1.4m?

That is the confusing part of all of this. Ohio State has already named their starter in CJ Stroud-yet another 5* who is going into only his second year.

Unless Stroud is a dud-which could no doubt be the case, Ewers is barely going to see the field for two years.

How much of a market is there for a second or third string QBs autograph? I mean I have nothing against Harrison Bailey (assuming he is out second string guy at the moment) if he signed something for me at a game or whatever that would be cool I suppose. Would I go out of my way to go somewhere, stand in line, and pay good money for his autograph? Nah.

 

[Boston Vol]

That is the confusing part of all of this. Ohio State has already named their starter in CJ Stroud-yet another 5* who is going into only his second year.

Unless Stroud is a dud-which could no doubt be the case, Ewers is barely going to see the field for two years.

How much of a market is there for a second or third string QBs autograph? I mean I have nothing against Harrison Bailey (assuming he is out second string guy at the moment) if he signed something for me at a game or whatever that would be cool I suppose. Would I go out of my way to go somewhere, stand in line, and pay good money for his autograph? Nah.

Stroud doesn’t have to be a “dud” in order for Ewers to be the starter next year. Ewers just has to be better than Stroud next spring and in fall camp.

 

[ThreatLevelOrange]

It’s really interesting. Ewers has played a lot of football I’m sure already but actual game experience is still vital especially for the QB position. Is it more valuable to skip your senior year, go to college early and learn the playbook/get better coaching/have better training OR get anothee 12-14 games of actual football experience?

Except hes getting paid now.