.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with university football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Just before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Young as well as Texas pertained to Big 10 country 19 years back and also supplied a statement. Imperturbable, Youthful moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, setting show business for Texas' enchanting run to the national championship that finished along with Young's well-known sprint past the Rose Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big 10 on Sunday. And behind another imperturbable quarterback, Texas again provided a claim-- this time around in the Big Home-- that these Longhorns are topped for their own label run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful performed, always keeps conserving his best efficiencies for the brightest lightings, Texas carefully disassembled No. 10 Michigan heading to a resounding 31-12 success." This one game isn't visiting determine our season," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned thereafter. "But I believe it would certainly function as a decent pressure indicator of the form of crew that our team can be." With the levelheaded Ewers, these Longhorns can be a staff that succeeds its own first championship game considering that 2005. Facing a Michigan protection still loaded with multiple future first-round NFL receipt selections, consisting of protective deal with Builder Graham and cornerback Will Johnson, Texas relocated the round at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They disguised coverages. They tried everything. Nothing at all worked against Ewers." We performed an actually great task enjoying with poise as well as composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns changed seven of their first 8 tries on third down, along with Ewers locating receivers over and over. He also turned on the some others third-down effort, however his scurrying, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was actually negated through a storing call.That charge brought about an overlooked field goal, however it failed to issue. Ewers returned and also proceeded completing successfully pases." There is actually something concerning Quinn in his manner. He's an incredibly calm person. He is actually actually collected. He never experiences the mental rollercoaster," Sarkisian stated. "When you have actually received a quarterback that everybody can easily care about, that simply fuels confidence as well as opinion that, 'Hey, allow's go do our component, considering that the man that is actually holding the ball every play he performs aspect.'" The Longhorns have factor to count on Ewers, who is actually today the only FBS quarterback in the country given that the beginning of last period to toss three touchdowns without an interception versus several AP top-10 challengers, depending on to ESPN Stats & Facts. Last year, Ewers masqueraded 349 yards in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was equally as prolific. He finished 24 of 36 passes for 246 backyards, as Texas racked up on 4 straight pushes in the 1st half, including 3 goals, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard touchdown to strict end Gunnar Helm, that do with a career-high seven events for 98 gardens. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the ultimate min of the 1st fifty percent, Ewers accomplished 4 straight elapseds, covered with a 5-yard goal throw to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 seconds to go. The pass put Texas up 24-3 and, effectively, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually confident [our company feel] easy," Golden claimed of Ewers. "Our experts [believe that] our team can easily rack up 60." Yet with a strengthened outrageous product line now seemingly built for the SEC, as well as a self defense that swamped the Wolverines, Texas will not require to score 60 to always keep gaining games.Michigan made merely 88 backyards of offense in the first fifty percent, as well as procured off simply 9 plays the whole entire initial quarter-- their fewest in an initial quarter due to the fact that 2011, according to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swung a 7-yard touchdown pass to managing back Jaydon Blue behind time in the 3rd quarter, the Big House started to empty out." I was planning to discover our own selves," Sarkisian claimed. "Would certainly our team be actually bewildered due to the atmosphere?" Our fellas participated in a quite made up football game. They played difficult, they participated in physical. ... Our team weren't truly attempting to come to prove everything. Our experts wished to play our company, our style of football." Nineteen years back, the Longhorns learned in Week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they possessed an exclusive quarterback who might lead all of them to triumph against anybody anywhere. After that Young performed only that, leading Texas to a dramatic sway USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns possess one more special quarterback right now. And also while other exams lie ahead, Ewers presented once again, that with him, Texas is ready to defeat anyone anywhere.