.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers university football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman as well as Middletown (Ohio) Publication newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Vince Young as well as Texas pertained to Big Ten country 19 years back and delivered a statement. Imperturbable, Younger moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying the stage for Texas' wonderful go to the championship game that ended with Youthful's famous sprint past the Rose Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Sunday. And also behind another unflappable quarterback, Texas once again delivered a declaration-- this moment in the Big Home-- that these Longhorns are actually primed for their personal headline run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Young performed, always keeps sparing his ideal functionalities for the brightest lightings, Texas carefully took down No. 10 Michigan on the way to a booming 31-12 success." This one game isn't heading to determine our time," Longhorns instructor Steve Sarkisian stated afterward. "But I believe it would certainly function as a good measure of the kind of crew that our company can be." With the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns might be a team that wins its own very first national championship because 2005. Experiencing a Michigan protection still filled with numerous future first-round NFL receipt selections, featuring protective deal with Builder Graham and cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas moved the round at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They disguised coverages. They made an effort everything. Nothing at all antagonized Ewers." Our experts carried out an actually good job enjoying with grace and composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted seven of their initial 8 tries on 3rd down, along with Ewers discovering receivers over and over. He also transformed on the some others third-down effort, however his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was actually undone by a holding call.That penalty triggered a skipped field goal, but it really did not issue. Ewers went back and carried on completing elapseds." There is actually something concerning Quinn in his disposition. He is actually an incredibly tranquil guy. He is actually definitely collected. He certainly never rides the mental rollercoaster," Sarkisian mentioned. "When you have actually received a quarterback that everybody may count on, that merely energies assurance and also opinion that, 'Hey, permit's go do our component, considering that the guy that's holding the ball every play he gets on point.'" The Longhorns possess cause to believe in Ewers, that is actually now the only FBS quarterback in the nation because the start of final period to throw three touchdowns without an interception against a number of AP top-10 challengers, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Facts. In 2013, Ewers passed for 349 gardens in a victory over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually equally as prolific. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 yards, as Texas scored on 4 straight drives in the 1st one-half, consisting of three goals, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He threw a 21-yard touchdown to limited side Gunnar Reins, that completed with a career-high 7 functions for 98 yards. At that point, after a Michigan fumble in the last minute of the very first half, Ewers completed 4 organized elapseds, capped along with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 few seconds to go. The successfully pass placed Texas up 24-3 as well as, efficiently, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually self-assured [our team really feel] easy," Golden stated of Ewers. "We [think that] our team may score 60." But with a strengthened offending product line right now apparently built for the SEC, and a self defense that swamped the Wolverines, Texas will not require to slash 60 to always keep gaining games.Michigan generated just 88 lawns of outburst in the very first half, and also managed to get off simply 9 participates in the entire very first one-fourth-- their least in a 1st quarter given that 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers turned a 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third one-fourth, the Big Property started to clear out." I was wishing to learn more about our own selves," Sarkisian stated. "Would our experts be actually swamped due to the environment?" Our individuals played a really composed soccer game. They played challenging, they played bodily. ... Our experts weren't truly attempting ahead to prove anything. Our company wanted to play our company, our style of regulation football." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns knew in Week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they possessed an unique quarterback who might lead all of them to victory versus anybody anywhere. After that Young performed simply that, leading Texas to an impressive get USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns have yet another special quarterback right now. As well as while other tests are located ahead of time, Ewers revealed once again, that with him, Texas is ready to beat anyone anywhere.