.Jake Trotter, ESPN Elder WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Just before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and also Middletown (Ohio) Journal papers. You can easily follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Young and Texas came to Big 10 country 19 years back as well as delivered a declaration. Imperturbable, Younger drove those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying show business for Texas' magical run to the championship game that finished with Young's renowned sprint past the Flower Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big Ten on Saturday. As well as behind one more unflappable quarterback, Texas once more delivered a declaration-- this time in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are actually topped for their very own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, that, like Youthful did, keeps saving his finest functionalities for the brightest lightings, Texas completely took down No. 10 Michigan heading to an unquestionable 31-12 triumph." This one activity isn't going to define our season," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian pointed out thereafter. "However I presume it will work as a good barometer of the type of team that our experts could be." Along with the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns can be a team that wins its very first national championship considering that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan defense still filled with several future first-round NFL receipt choices, including protective handle Mason Graham and cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas moved the ball at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They disguised protections. They made an effort whatever. Absolutely nothing antagonized Ewers." Our team performed an actually excellent project having fun with grace as well as calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns changed seven of their very first 8 attempts on third down, with Ewers finding receivers repeatedly. He even changed on the different third-down effort, but his rushing, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening travel was actually voided by a keeping call.That charge triggered an overlooked field goal, but it really did not issue. Ewers returned and also continued finishing successfully pases." There is actually something regarding Quinn in his disposition. He's an incredibly restful man. He is actually definitely accumulated. He certainly never flights the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian claimed. "When you've got a quarterback that everybody can easily believe in, that only gas peace of mind as well as opinion that, 'Hey, permit's go perform our part, considering that the individual that's holding the sphere every play he gets on aspect.'" The Longhorns possess cause to care about Ewers, who is actually right now the only FBS quarterback in the nation given that the start of final time to throw 3 goals without an interception against multiple AP top-10 challengers, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Info. In 2015, Ewers passed for 349 backyards in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just like prolific. He completed 24 of 36 masquerade 246 backyards, as Texas scored on 4 straight drives in the initial one-half, including 3 touchdowns, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard touchdown to tight end Gunnar Controls, who do with a career-high seven functions for 98 lawns. After that, after a Michigan fumble in the final min of the first half, Ewers accomplished 4 organized successfully pases, topped along with a 5-yard touchdown toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 secs to go. The elapsed placed Texas up 24-3 as well as, effectively, placed the Wolverines away." When he is actually confident [our company feel] easy," Golden mentioned of Ewers. "Our company [seem like] our company may score 60." Yet along with a strengthened repulsive product line now relatively developed for the SEC, and a protection that overwhelmed the Wolverines, Texas will not need to have to score 60 to maintain winning games.Michigan generated just 88 backyards of offense in the initial one-half, and managed to get off merely nine participates in the whole entire very first one-fourth-- their fewest in a very first fourth due to the fact that 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard touchdown exchange operating back Jaydon Blue behind time in the 3rd fourth, the Big House began to drain out." I was actually wanting to learn about ourselves," Sarkisian pointed out. "Would certainly our company be overwhelmed due to the atmosphere?" Our men participated in a very comprised soccer activity. They played challenging, they participated in physical. ... Our team weren't really trying to find to show everything. We wanted to play our label, our type of soccer." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns knew in Week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they had an exclusive quarterback that might lead them to triumph against anyone anywhere. After that Youthful did just that, leading Texas to a dramatic sway USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns have yet another unique quarterback right now. And while other exams exist in advance, Ewers presented once again, that with him, Texas is ready to defeat anybody anywhere.