Todd Dodge warns of pitfalls that could arise if Quinn Ewers starts too early on QB

arrival Quinn Ewers Since moving to Texas – the school he originally committed to in high school – the state of Ohio has caused a lot of hustle and bustle on 40 acres, and much has been said about whether the country’s former top worker will start immediately. the role of the quarterback. Former Longhorns quarterback and legendary Texas high school football coach Todd Dodge, however, tells Texas fans to tap the breaks in Ewers ’requests to be in QB1 in 2022.

Dodge, whose son Riley coaches Ewersia at Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas, joined the flagship podcast with Horns247’s Chip Brown in an extensive interview, and Ewers was one of the topics of discussion. And while Ewers has the capability to be the superstar of the future at the university level and beyond, Dodge says it would be wise to consider the pitfalls of a real freshman start as a quarterback – Ewers played only three seasons in high school football after he was reclassified and joined Ohio State. in 2022 – before he went crazy about the desired move in 2022.

“If it’s a real freshman – and that’s what Quinn didn’t pay for the rest of the high school year. He really hasn’t played football at all since that state championship about a year ago right now. I think universities all over America are really excited about real freshmen. It is not in the best interest of your football team to start freshmen.I don’t care how good He is.You have Trevor Lawrence of the world and Tuat (Tagovailoa) of the world and then Caleb Williams came along, but no one (Texas) really followed Caleb after the game in Texas Caleb also had his freshman moments. “

Dodge, who played for Longhorns from 1982 to 1985 as a quarterback before later embarking on a high school coaching career that included a total of seven Texas high school state titles – four of which came to Carroll – referred to the recent results of real Texas freshman quarterbackers as well. reflects on his own journey and argued that quarterbacks were better placed to wait their turn and then start at the gate. Of course, the game will change with the transfer portal and the more intense program of athletes compared to previous decades, which Dodge is aware of, but may not consider fruitful in the player’s development.

“Since then Colt McCoy was injured against Alabama in 2009 until Sam (Ehlinger) started playing as a true freshman (Shane Buechelen) due to an injury. The actual freshman started at 47 or 48 (Texas). No redshirt freshmen. I’m talking about men who have just come to campus. People always talk about what happened to the University of Texas during 2009 and all that there was so much inconsistency during that time. Look back, and it’s not in your best interest to start a real freshman as a quarterback. This position and the speed of the game – when you move from freshman football to junior college football and from junior college football to college, the speed of the game is incredible. …

“I don’t think at the college level – if a freshman ends up starting, coaches can’t put him in the ‘mixer’ they have to be under so they can get caught. The game happens every now and then. And believe these guys, come on, they’re a lot more prepared than 20 years ago.But they have to.Unfortunately it is about a university in Texas and other schools across the country they have to because people are moving.People don’t expect to start as a second student or younger.I look back at my career and dressed up, retreated and started my third year here I was the second student in the red shirt and I started as a quarterback, but I didn’t play much football until I was here in my third year … “

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Texas will begin its second season under the leadership of head coach Steve Sarkisian in 2022. The Longhorns won 5-7 during his debut campaign, making the red-shirt freshman Hudson card start the season with the quarterback before the junior Casey Thompson overtook him as the primary signal caller.