If Quinn Ewers turned down an $8 million NIL deal to turn pro because he only wanted to play at Texas, Steve Sarkisian better hope that Arch Manning is as good as what his five-star rating coming out of high school suggests he could be.

Who got the highest grades as Texas reached the CFP semifinals? And which units struggled for a team that went 13-3 and reached the SEC title game?

For quarterback Quinn Ewers, it was set to be a validating moment. The Longhorns were major underdogs and Ewers made a handful of miraculous plays in the second half to swing the game, including a long pass to tight end Gunner Helm and magical toss to a running back while being tackled for a third-and-10 conversion.