Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers discusses Longhorns' expectations: 'We want to play that last game of the year'

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After a dominant Big 12 championship victory and almost completing a comeback in the College Football Playoff, the Texas Longhorns are among the big boys.

Texas is now a member of the SEC, and its immediate future is the brightest it has been in some time — on paper, at least.

It's been nearly 19 years since Texas took down USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl, that year's national championship game, in arguably the greatest college football game ever played.

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Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers throws a pass downfield during a game against the Oklahoma Sooners Oct. 7, 2023, at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.  (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Longhorns have been close in recent years, but close isn't good enough anymore.

Quinn Ewers will be under center for Texas for a third, and likely final, season. He could have gone to the NFL after last season, but he wanted "more experience under my belt."

Ewers isn't committing just yet to this being his final season, but a championship would be a solid way to go out.

"We just need to be where our feet are and not look ahead each week. At the end of the week, we have set goals. We want to play that last game of the year," Ewers said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. 

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to pass during a game against the TCU Horned Frogs Nov. 11, 2023, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.  (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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"We want to play in the SEC championship game, but there are so many things we need to do.