.Jake Trotter, ESPN Elder WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with university soccer for ESPN. He signed up with ESPN in 2011. Just before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Publication papers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Vince Youthful and Texas concerned Big Ten country 19 years earlier as well as provided a declaration. Imperturbable, Youthful moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, specifying show business for Texas' enchanting go to the national championship that finished with Young's iconic sprint past the Rose Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big Ten on Sunday. And behind an additional unflappable quarterback, Texas once more delivered a statement-- this time around in the Big Property-- that these Longhorns are keyed for their personal headline run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful carried out, keeps sparing his finest functionalities for the brightest lights, Texas thoroughly took down No. 10 Michigan on the way to a resounding 31-12 triumph." This set video game isn't going to determine our time," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian stated later. "Yet I think it will serve as a respectable measure of the sort of team that our experts might be." Along with the practical Ewers, these Longhorns might be a group that wins its own very first championship game considering that 2005. Facing a Michigan protection still filled with several potential first-round NFL receipt picks, including protective address Builder Graham and cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas relocated the ball at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They disguised protections. They attempted every thing. Nothing at all worked against Ewers." Our company did a really good task playing with poise and calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted 7 of their initial 8 tries on third down, with Ewers discovering recipients over and over. He also changed on the other third-down effort, but his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening ride was negated through a storing call.That charge resulted in a missed basket, but it didn't issue. Ewers went back as well as continued accomplishing successfully pases." There's something about Quinn in his behavior. He's a quite restful person. He's actually gathered. He never trips the mental rollercoaster," Sarkisian mentioned. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everybody may count on, that simply gas assurance and idea that, 'Hey, let's go perform our component, because the guy that's holding the ball every play he gets on factor.'" The Longhorns possess factor to rely on Ewers, who is now the only FBS quarterback in the nation because the begin of final period to throw three touchdowns without an interception against a number of AP top-10 rivals, according to ESPN Stats & Facts. In 2015, Ewers masqueraded 349 gardens in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually equally respected. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 lawns, as Texas racked up on 4 straight drives in the initial one-half, consisting of 3 touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He tossed a 21-yard touchdown to tight side Gunnar Command, that do with a career-high seven celebrations for 98 yards. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the last moment of the very first one-half, Ewers finished 4 organized successfully pases, capped with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 few seconds to go. The pass placed Texas up 24-3 and also, successfully, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually self-assured [our company experience] unstoppable," Golden said of Ewers. "Our team [think that] our company can easily score 60." But with a boosted offensive line right now apparently created for the SEC, as well as a protection that swamped the Wolverines, Texas won't require to slash 60 to keep succeeding games.Michigan produced merely 88 yards of outburst in the very first fifty percent, and procured off merely nine participates in the whole entire initial one-fourth-- their least in an initial fourth due to the fact that 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swung a 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Jaydon Blue late in the third fourth, the Big Home started to clear out." I was expecting to learn more about our own selves," Sarkisian said. "Would certainly our team be bewildered by the atmosphere?" Our men participated in a quite comprised volleyball game. They played difficult, they participated in physical. ... Our team weren't truly making an effort ahead to show everything. Our company wanted to play our label, our design of regulation football." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns learned in Full week 2 at Ohio Arena that they possessed a special quarterback that could lead all of them to triumph against anybody anywhere. After that Young performed simply that, leading Texas to an impressive gain USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess an additional special quarterback now. As well as while other exams lie in advance, Ewers presented once again, that with him, Texas is ready to defeat anybody anywhere.