.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with university soccer for ESPN. He signed up with ESPN in 2011. Before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and also Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can easily follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Young and Texas involved Big Ten nation 19 years earlier and also provided a declaration. Unflappable, Younger moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying show business for Texas' wonderful run to the championship game that ended along with Young's iconic sprint past the Rose Dish pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Sunday. And responsible for yet another unflappable quarterback, Texas once again delivered a declaration-- this time in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are topped for their own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful performed, maintains sparing his finest performances for the brightest lightings, Texas carefully took apart No. 10 Michigan on the way to a definite 31-12 victory." This one activity isn't going to define our period," Longhorns trainer Steve Sarkisian pointed out thereafter. "Yet I think it would function as a respectable measure of the type of staff that our team may be." Along with the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns might be a crew that wins its initial national championship considering that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan self defense still loaded with numerous potential first-round NFL draft selections, including protective take on Mason Graham and cornerback Are going to Johnson, Texas relocated the ball at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They masqueraded coverages. They attempted every little thing. Nothing at all worked against Ewers." We did a truly great project having fun with poise as well as calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns changed seven of their 1st eight efforts on third down, with Ewers finding receivers again and again. He also changed on the different third-down effort, however his rushing, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position drive was negated through a keeping call.That charge caused an overlooked field goal, but it didn't concern. Ewers returned and also carried on finishing passes." There's one thing regarding Quinn in his disposition. He's an extremely restful guy. He is actually definitely accumulated. He never ever trips the psychological rollercoaster," Sarkisian pointed out. "When you've obtained a quarterback that everybody may count on, that only gas confidence and also idea that, 'Hey, permit's go perform our component, since the fella that's keeping the sphere every play he's on point.'" The Longhorns have main reason to count on Ewers, who is actually today the only FBS quarterback in the country given that the begin of final season to toss 3 goals without an interception against a number of AP top-10 challengers, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Info. In 2014, Ewers passed for 349 lawns in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was equally as respected. He finished 24 of 36 masquerade 246 yards, as Texas racked up on 4 organized drives in the first half, featuring 3 touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He tossed a 21-yard goal to limited side Gunnar Helm, who completed with a career-high seven events for 98 gardens. At that point, after a Michigan fumble in the last moment of the 1st half, Ewers accomplished four organized elapseds, capped along with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 secs to go. The pass placed Texas up 24-3 and, efficiently, placed the Wolverines away." When he is actually certain [our team feel] easy," Golden pointed out of Ewers. "Our experts [feel like] we may score 60." But with an enhanced offending line right now relatively constructed for the SEC, and a self defense that overwhelmed the Wolverines, Texas won't need to have to score 60 to maintain gaining games.Michigan produced just 88 backyards of offense in the very first one-half, and also managed to get off merely 9 plays the entire first one-fourth-- their least in a very first one-fourth given that 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swung a 7-yard touchdown exchange running back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third quarter, the Big Residence began to empty out." I was wanting to learn more about ourselves," Sarkisian stated. "Would certainly we be bewildered by the atmosphere?" Our fellas played a very composed football game. They participated in challenging, they participated in physical. ... Our experts weren't actually trying to follow to show anything. Our team wanted to play our company, our style of regulation football." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns discovered in Week 2 at Ohio Arena that they possessed an exclusive quarterback who could possibly lead all of them to success against any person anywhere. Then Youthful did simply that, leading Texas to an impressive gain USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess an additional special quarterback right now. As well as while various other examinations are located ahead of time, Ewers showed once again, that along with him, Texas is ready to defeat anyone anywhere.