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Quinn Ewers attends Southlake Carroll football game during Texas Longhorns bye week

Ewers was No. 1 prospect in nation in class of 2022

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

It pays to be a three hour drive from home. 

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers spent part his bye week with his old high school football team on Friday night.

Ewers watched from the sidelines as his alma mater Southlake Carroll (Texas) trounced Keller Central, 70-7 to move to 7-0 on the season. Dragons coach Riley Dodge posted a photo with Ewers to Twitter/X after the game.

Ewers was the nation's No. 1 high school prospect in the class of 2022 and though he left Southlake Carroll a year early, his connection to the school clearly remains deep.

In two seasons as Southlake Carroll's starter, Ewers threw for 6,445 yards and 73 touchdown passes opposite eight interceptions.

He initially committed to Ohio State and skipped his senior high school season to enroll early at college due to Texas rules that prohibit high school players from profiting off of their respective name, image or likeness.

Ewers transferred to Texas in 2021 and won the starting job in 2022. This season, he's completed 69.6 percent of his passes for 1,704 yards and 11 touchdowns opposite three interceptions. 

Texas is coming off of a thrilling Red River Rivalry loss to Oklahoma. Texas plays Houston next on Sept. 21.

Red River Rivalry was epic. Just wait until it's an SEC game: Buck's Ballpark

-- Andy Buhler | andy@scorebooklive.com | @sblivetx

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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