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Former NFL quarterback Jeff Christensen, trainer to NFL stars like Patrick Mahomes, figures he’s got the last 120 throws on tape from Quinn Ewers’ mulleted past.
Shortly after the 2022 season ended, Christensen, who’s worked with Ewers since high school, did a throwing session with the former five-star QB.
Ewers’ redshirt freshman season — really, what should have been his true freshman campaign, given he reclassified out of high school — went OK. He threw for 1,808 yards and 14 touchdowns and helped Texas jump from 5-7 to 8-5. It felt like he left plenty on the table, though. The player once billed as a generational QB prospect completed just 56.6% of his passes with a touchdown-to-interception ratio just a shade over 2-to-1 during a season that saw him miss several games due to a painful shoulder injury. The same player who threw four touchdowns in a 49-0 thrashing of Oklahoma could, a week later, toss three interceptions and complete 38.7% of his passes on a windy day on the road at Oklahoma State
Ewers, who will lead Texas against No. 10 Michigan on Saturday in Ann Arbor (12 p.m. ET, FOX), had conversations with his family and the Texas coaching staff after the 2022 season ended in an Alamo Bowl loss to Washington. What could he do to improve?
That training session felt like the first time Christensen saw a new version of Ewers. It’s when he thinks everything clicked.
“Since that day he’s done nothing but get better in leaps and bounds, step by step,” Christensen said.
When that workout ended, Ewers told Christensen of an upcoming change. He needed a new look to go with his attitude.
Around 9:30 a.m. the following day, Ewers shaved off his mullet. His signature hairstyle that helped him rake in more than $1…
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Author : Chris Hummer
Publish date : 2024-09-06 04:01:38
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