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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers prays for Fort Worth explosion victims before county meeting

By Noah Alcala Bach

Updated February 6, 2024 6:26 AM

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers of Southlake led the Tarrant County commissioners in prayer before their meeting on Tuesday. Tarrant County

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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers said the opening prayer before the Tarrant County commissioners meeting on Tuesday.

Ewers was introduced by fellow Southlake resident County Judge Tim O’Hare, who lettered for the Longhorns in 1989.

Ewers prayed for the people injured Monday’s explosion at the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth.

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— Tarrant County (@TarrantCountyTX) January 9, 2024

“Heavenly father, well, we pray that you just be with the families that were in the explosion yesterday here in our own county, Lord,” he said.

Ewers led the No. 3 Longhorns to their first appearance in the College Football Playoff and their best season since 2009.

Ewers was the No. 1 recruit in the nation when he left Carroll High before his senior season in 2021 to enroll at Ohio State, where he played behind future Houston Texans QB C.J. Stroud. He transferred to Texas after that season.

This story was originally published January 9, 2024 at 2:15 PM.