Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers reassured fans that he won't sit out for the remainder of the season after false reports on Monday.

A now-deleted Instagram post from 247Sports claimed that Ewers would miss the rest of the 2024 season to prepare for the NFL draft. Per On3 Sports' Pete Nakos, a source close to Ewers said the report "is absolutely not true."

Pete Thamel of ESPN also confirmed Ewers is not planning to sit out and said he practiced on Monday in preparation for Saturday's matchup against Vanderbilt.

Ewers seemingly responded to the rumors with an Instagram story that called the report "fake news."

247Sports released the following statement regarding the post:

Ewers will almost certainly hear his name called in the 2025 NFL draft, but he's focusing on winning games rather than preparing for the draft for now.

The junior quarterback has 1,101 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions so far this season, though he missed two games due to an oblique injury. In the Longhorns' loss to Georgia on Saturday, he had 211 passing yards, a pair of touchdowns and an interception.

He was briefly relieved by freshman quarterback Arch Manning, but head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed afterward that he would stick with Ewers under center.

"Quinn's our starting quarterback," Sarkisian said. "I appreciate the fact we're fortunate enough to have a backup like Arch that could come into the game and provide a spark in some sense. At the end of the day, Quinn's our starter. I think, like I said, we've got to do a better job around him. I think he would tell you he can play better, but we've got to coach better. Everybody's got to be better for our offense to perform better."

As Sarkisian said, Texas has a talented backup it can call upon if needed, but Ewers has proved his ability to lead the Longhorns in big games after taking them to the College Football Playoff a year ago.

Ewers and Texas are looking to make it to the CFP again this year and are still well within reach of that goal even after the loss on Saturday. The Longhorns have a matchup with now-ranked Vanderbilt on Saturday and have another ranked team waiting on them later this year when they face Texas A&M to close out the season.

Winning its remaining five games of the season would likely guarantee Texas a spot in the Playoff.