.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with college football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Diary newspapers. You can observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Young as well as Texas concerned Big Ten country 19 years ago and provided a statement. Unflappable, Young moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, setting show business for Texas' enchanting run to the national championship that ended with Young's well-known dash past the Flower Dish pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Sunday. As well as responsible for yet another imperturbable quarterback, Texas once more provided a claim-- this time in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are actually topped for their own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful carried out, always keeps conserving his ideal functionalities for the brightest lightings, Texas completely dismantled No. 10 Michigan en route to a booming 31-12 victory." This one game isn't heading to specify our period," Longhorns train Steve Sarkisian said later. "However I think it would serve as a respectable measure of the form of staff that we could be." With the practical Ewers, these Longhorns may be a crew that wins its initial national championship given that 2005. Encountering a Michigan protection still filled with multiple potential first-round NFL draft selections, consisting of protective take on Builder Graham and also cornerback Are going to Johnson, Texas relocated the ball at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They disguised insurance coverages. They made an effort every little thing. Nothing at all antagonized Ewers." Our experts carried out a definitely excellent job having fun with poise as well as composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns turned seven of their initial eight efforts on 3rd down, with Ewers discovering receivers time and time. He even changed on the other third-down attempt, however his scrambling, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was undone through a storing call.That charge triggered a skipped basket, however it didn't issue. Ewers went back as well as proceeded finishing successfully pases." There's one thing concerning Quinn in his attitude. He's a quite calm guy. He's truly collected. He never experiences the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian mentioned. "When you have actually received a quarterback that everybody can care about, that only energies assurance and idea that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our component, due to the fact that the fella that is actually keeping the ball every play he gets on aspect.'" The Longhorns possess factor to care about Ewers, who is right now the only FBS quarterback in the country since the beginning of final season to throw three touchdowns without an interception versus a number of AP top-10 rivals, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Last year, Ewers masqueraded 349 yards in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just like respected. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 backyards, as Texas scored on 4 organized drives in the very first one-half, featuring 3 goals, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He tossed a 21-yard goal to strict conclusion Gunnar Helm, who finished with a career-high seven celebrations for 98 yards. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the final min of the initial fifty percent, Ewers completed 4 organized successfully pases, capped with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 seconds to go. The elapsed put Texas up 24-3 and also, successfully, placed the Wolverines away." When he is actually self-assured [we experience] easy," Golden stated of Ewers. "Our experts [seem like] our team can score 60." However with a strengthened offensive series now apparently developed for the SEC, and a self defense that swamped the Wolverines, Texas won't require to slash 60 to keep gaining games.Michigan created only 88 gardens of outburst in the very first half, and also managed to get off only 9 plays the whole 1st quarter-- their fewest in a first quarter considering that 2011, according to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard goal pass to operating back Jaydon Blue late in the third fourth, the Big Residence started to clear out." I was wanting to find out about ourselves," Sarkisian pointed out. "Would we be swamped due to the atmosphere?" Our men participated in a quite made up volleyball game. They participated in difficult, they played bodily. ... Our experts weren't really making an effort ahead to verify just about anything. We wanted to play our company, our type of regulation football." Nineteen years ago, the Longhorns learned in Week 2 at Ohio Arena that they had a special quarterback that can lead all of them to success against anybody anywhere. After that Youthful carried out only that, leading Texas to an impressive win over USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns have yet another exclusive quarterback right now. As well as while other tests exist ahead, Ewers showed once again, that along with him, Texas prepares to trump anyone anywhere.