.Jake Trotter, ESPN Elder WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers university regulation football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Prior to that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and also Middletown (Ohio) Publication newspapers. You may follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN GAZEBO, Mich.-- Vince Young as well as Texas came to Big 10 nation 19 years ago as well as delivered a statement. Imperturbable, Younger drove those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, preparing the stage for Texas' wonderful go to the national championship that finished with Youthful's well-known dash past the Rose Dish pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Sunday. And also responsible for one more unflappable quarterback, Texas again provided a claim-- this moment in the Big Home-- that these Longhorns are topped for their very own headline run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, that, like Young did, maintains saving his greatest efficiencies for the brightest lightings, Texas thoroughly took down No. 10 Michigan on the way to a booming 31-12 triumph." This one video game isn't going to specify our period," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said subsequently. "But I believe it would function as a respectable barometer of the kind of crew that our company could be." With the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns can be a staff that gains its own very first national championship since 2005. Facing a Michigan protection still packed along with various potential first-round NFL draft selections, including protective take on Builder Graham and cornerback Will Johnson, Texas relocated the sphere at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They masqueraded protections. They tried every thing. Absolutely nothing antagonized Ewers." Our team performed a definitely excellent task having fun with poise and also calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns changed 7 of their 1st eight efforts on 3rd down, with Ewers locating receivers time and time. He even converted on the different third-down effort, but his clambering, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was quashed through a storing call.That charge resulted in a missed field goal, yet it failed to matter. Ewers returned and proceeded finishing passes." There's something about Quinn in his temperament. He is actually a really calm individual. He is actually really gathered. He certainly never adventures the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian pointed out. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everybody can believe in, that merely gas confidence and also belief that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our component, due to the fact that the man that is actually holding the round every play he's on aspect.'" The Longhorns possess explanation to rely on Ewers, that is actually now the only FBS quarterback in the nation due to the fact that the start of final season to throw three goals without an interception versus numerous AP top-10 rivals, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Last year, Ewers passed for 349 yards in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually just as prolific. He accomplished 24 of 36 passes for 246 lawns, as Texas racked up on 4 straight pushes in the 1st one-half, featuring three touchdowns, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He threw a 21-yard touchdown to limited side Gunnar Command, who finished with a career-high 7 celebrations for 98 lawns. After that, after a Michigan fumble in the final min of the very first fifty percent, Ewers finished four organized successfully pases, capped along with a 5-yard goal throw to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 secs to go. The pass put Texas up 24-3 and, successfully, placed the Wolverines away." When he's positive [our team feel] easy," Golden claimed of Ewers. "Our team [feel like] our team can easily rack up 60." But along with an enhanced annoying product line now relatively built for the SEC, and a protection that bewildered the Wolverines, Texas won't need to slash 60 to maintain succeeding games.Michigan made only 88 lawns of offense in the initial one-half, and also procured off merely nine plays the whole entire initial one-fourth-- their least in a first one-fourth since 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard goal exchange managing back Jaydon Blue behind time in the 3rd quarter, the Big House started to drain out." I was actually expecting to learn more about ourselves," Sarkisian stated. "Will our company be actually confused by the setting?" Our people played an incredibly comprised soccer game. They participated in difficult, they participated in physical. ... Our company weren't actually attempting to follow to confirm anything. We would like to play our label, our style of soccer." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns found out in Week 2 at Ohio Coliseum that they possessed a special quarterback who can lead them to triumph versus any individual anywhere. Then Youthful carried out simply that, leading Texas to an impressive draw USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns have one more unique quarterback today. And also while various other exams lie ahead, Ewers showed once again, that along with him, Texas prepares to defeat anybody anywhere.