Joey McGuire has a reputation for staying a master recruiter.  Now, it is currently being claimed that he’s potentially trying to pull off what would be the major recruiting coup in Texas Tech football historical past.

Friday, phrase broke that Ohio State freshman QB Quinn Ewers had entered the transfer portal.  And in accordance to at least one reporter, Yahoo’s Pete Thamel, Texas Tech is in the mix as a possible landing spot alongside with Texas and Texas A&M.

Make no mistake, an addition of this magnitude could be software-altering for the Red Raiders.  That is due to the fact handful of players of this technology have been as remarkably-touted as Ewers.

Rated as the No. 1 general prospect in the class of 2021, Ewers obtained the unusual and prestigious 1.000 rating on 247Sports.com.  That is something that only a handful of performs have at any time carried out.

But Ewers’ route to the transfer portal has been strange and fairly controversial.  For starters, he skipped his remaining time of significant school soccer (which was supposed to be this year) at Southlake Carroll to enroll at Ohio Condition a calendar year early.  Second, he then signed a NIL deal for $1.4 million in advance of at any time having a snap as a collegiate.   And now, he’s leaving Ohio Condition just after just one season a season that saw him redshirt.

Of course, it can make sense that he might be seeking for a new opportunity.  Soon after all, the Buckeyes have Heisman prospect C.J. Stroud firmly entrenched as their QB of the potential.   All he has carried out this time as a freshman is merely throw for 3,862 yards, 38 TDs, and only five picks.  As a result, it seems that Ewers’ route to speedy actively playing time in Columbus is blocked.  And he seems possible headed back to his home condition to uncover his future option.

But is Texas Tech a reasonable choice?  With Joey McGuire, most likely something is attainable.  What’s much more, Ewers has developed a romance with former Texas Tech QB Pat Mahomes via offseason…