Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers discusses 'Horns Down' taunt now being legal: 'Fuel to the fire'

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Last month, SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid ruled that the infamous "Horns Down" taunt against Texas will not bring a penalty.

The celebration is directed at Texas Longhorns players across all sports, but mostly in football. It would result in an unsportsmanlike penalty while they were in the Big 12.

But a new conference for the Longhorns means new rules, and they better get used to it.

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Quinn Ewers, #3 of the Texas Longhorns, throws a pass in the first quarter against the Houston Cougars at TDECU Stadium on October 21, 2023, in Houston, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

However, it sounds like star quarterback Quinn Ewers already is.

"It doesn’t really affect us, honestly," he told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

Ewers did admit that the taunt "make[s] us a little bit salty," but he seemed to hint that it's a bigger deal for the taunter than the tauntee.

"If people want to do it, and it’s that big of a deal where they want to do it, then I don’t have a problem with them allowing to do it," Ewers said. "But at the end of the day, it’s just fuel to the fire."

"Why wouldn’t people want to try to get under other people’s skin, especially in a game that we play?" he added. "It’s a violent game where things get very emotional, that’s just one piece that can make people more emotional. I know they’re definitely looking forward to doing that – especially Oklahoma, because they haven’t been able to do it, so they’re definitely gonna be looking forward to it."

A Texas Longhorns helmet sits on the sidelines during the Big 12 Championship game between the Texas Longhorns and the