.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He signed up with ESPN in 2011. Prior to that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and also Middletown (Ohio) Diary newspapers. You may observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN GAZEBO, Mich.-- Vince Youthful as well as Texas came to Big Ten nation 19 years ago and also supplied a statement. Unflappable, Youthful pushed those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, establishing show business for Texas' magical go to the championship game that finished along with Young's legendary dash past the Flower Dish pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Saturday. And behind yet another unflappable quarterback, Texas again supplied a claim-- this time in the Big Residence-- that these Longhorns are actually primed for their very own label run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, that, like Youthful carried out, always keeps conserving his ideal functionalities for the brightest lightings, Texas completely took apart No. 10 Michigan on the way to an unquestionable 31-12 victory." This one activity isn't going to determine our season," Longhorns trainer Steve Sarkisian claimed afterward. "However I assume it would work as a pretty good measure of the kind of staff that our team can be." With the levelheaded Ewers, these Longhorns might be a crew that gains its 1st national championship considering that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan defense still packed along with several potential first-round NFL receipt choices, featuring protective deal with Mason Graham and also cornerback Will definitely Johnson, Texas moved the ball at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They masqueraded insurance coverages. They made an effort whatever. Nothing at all antagonized Ewers." Our team carried out a really great project playing with grace as well as calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns transformed 7 of their initial eight efforts on 3rd down, along with Ewers locating recipients over and over. He also changed on the additional third-down attempt, but his clambering, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening travel was actually undone through a storing call.That penalty brought about a missed field goal, but it didn't matter. Ewers returned and also proceeded completing passes." There is actually one thing regarding Quinn in his demeanor. He's a really restful individual. He is actually definitely picked up. He never experiences the psychological rollercoaster," Sarkisian mentioned. "When you've obtained a quarterback that everyone can easily care about, that merely energies confidence as well as belief that, 'Hey, allow's go do our component, because the man that's storing the sphere every play he performs point.'" The Longhorns possess explanation to care about Ewers, who is today the only FBS quarterback in the nation considering that the beginning of final period to throw three touchdowns without an interception versus various AP top-10 opponents, depending on to ESPN Stats & Info. In 2014, Ewers passed for 349 backyards in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just like respected. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 yards, as Texas racked up on four straight drives in the initial fifty percent, including 3 touchdowns, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard touchdown to strict side Gunnar Reins, that do with a career-high seven functions for 98 lawns. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the ultimate minute of the very first fifty percent, Ewers completed four straight successfully pases, covered along with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 secs to go. The elapsed placed Texas up 24-3 and, efficiently, placed the Wolverines away." When he's self-assured [our team feel] unstoppable," Golden said of Ewers. "Our company [believe that] we can easily score 60." However along with a strengthened objectionable collection now relatively developed for the SEC, and a self defense that confused the Wolverines, Texas won't need to slash 60 to maintain winning games.Michigan produced merely 88 lawns of outburst in the very first fifty percent, and procured off only nine participates in the entire 1st one-fourth-- their fewest in an initial one-fourth considering that 2011, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers opened a 7-yard touchdown exchange operating back Jaydon Blue late in the third one-fourth, the Big Residence began to clear out." I was expecting to learn about our own selves," Sarkisian claimed. "Would certainly our team be actually bewildered due to the environment?" Our individuals played an incredibly comprised football game. They participated in tough, they participated in bodily. ... Our team weren't actually attempting to follow to show everything. Our experts wished to play our label, our design of soccer." Nineteen years back, the Longhorns learned in Full week 2 at Ohio Coliseum that they possessed an exclusive quarterback who can lead all of them to victory versus any person anywhere. After that Youthful carried out merely that, leading Texas to a dramatic draw USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess another exclusive quarterback now. As well as while various other examinations exist ahead of time, Ewers presented once again, that with him, Texas is ready to beat any individual anywhere.