Quinn Ewers has faced some criticism this season for seemingly regressing from last year, but he sure was on top of his game on Wednesday.
Ewers came up huge and led his Texas Longhorns to a 39-31 overtime Peach Bowl win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Ewers went 20-of-30 for 322 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed for a TD.
What was most impressive was watching Ewers play with the game on the line.
Texas was down 31-24 to Arizona State in the first overtime and got forced into a 4th-and-13 from their 28. The Sun Devils brought extra players up the middle to pressure Ewers.
Rather than panic, Ewers set up his protection perfectly and got his offense into the right play. He calmly threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Golden.
Emmanuel Acho broke down the play perfectly:
