The top-ranked high school football player in the Class of 2022 is weighing a major decision that could chart the course for others like him in the future amid the changing landscape of college sports. Quinn Ewers, a five-star quarterback committed to Ohio State, told Yahoo Sports he is “leaning toward” forgoing his senior season to join the Buckeyes ahead of the 2021 campaign, which would allow him to benefit sooner off his name, image and likeness. Ewers could earn nearly a million dollars over the next year, according to Yahoo, as he already has offers from companies that he would not be able to accept as a high school athlete in Texas. The 6-foot-3 signal-caller might not be in position to see the field immediately for the Buckeyes, but that’s no certainty since the Big Ten favorites do not return a single quarterback with in-game passing experience at the…
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