Ewers and Sawyer were roommates in Columbus for one semester before the quarterback transferred home to Texas. Ewers helped lead the Longhorns (13-3) to consecutive CFP semifinals, but next season will be their 20th since winning their last national title with Vince Young in 2005.

Throughout their Playoff journey to the championship game, quarterback Riley Leonard was a standout leader. Despite facing a late hit in the second quarter against Penn State and needing to clear concussion protocol,