Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Quinn Ewers entered the college scene with immense hype, as one of the highest-graded recruits in recent memory. After a short stint at Ohio State, he returned home to Texas, where he's been the Longhorns starter the past three seasons.

Let the Arch Manning era begin at Texas, because Quinn Ewers is heading to the next level. Ewers' agent confirmed to ESPN's Pete Thamel his client