With the prospects and profits of name, image and likeness emerging and a hype train fueled by recruiting rankings and social media, Ewers decided to graduate from Southlake Carroll High School a year early.

Quinn Ewers can now look back on his time as an Ohio State football player and acknowledge it for what it was. “I don’t regret any decision I’ve made,” Ewers said. “The main reason I went was I felt like I had a great relationship with the coaching staff,