.Jake Trotter, ESPN Elderly Person WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with college regulation football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal papers. You can observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Vince Youthful and Texas came to Big Ten country 19 years back and also delivered a claim. Unflappable, Youthful moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, specifying show business for Texas' wonderful run to the national championship that finished along with Young's famous dash past the Flower Dish pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Sunday. As well as responsible for another unflappable quarterback, Texas once again supplied a declaration-- this moment in the Big Residence-- that these Longhorns are actually primed for their personal title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful did, maintains saving his finest performances for the brightest lights, Texas completely took down No. 10 Michigan on the way to a resounding 31-12 victory." This game isn't heading to define our period," Longhorns train Steve Sarkisian claimed afterward. "However I assume it would certainly act as a good measure of the type of staff that our experts can be." With the rational Ewers, these Longhorns could be a staff that wins its own 1st national championship given that 2005. Facing a Michigan defense still packed with a number of potential first-round NFL draft picks, featuring protective tackle Builder Graham and also cornerback Will Johnson, Texas relocated the sphere at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They disguised protections. They attempted every little thing. Nothing antagonized Ewers." Our company carried out a truly great task having fun with poise and composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns turned seven of their initial 8 attempts on 3rd down, along with Ewers finding receivers time and time. He even converted on the some others third-down try, but his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was actually quashed through a holding call.That charge triggered a missed basket, but it didn't issue. Ewers went back as well as carried on finishing elapseds." There is actually one thing concerning Quinn in his temperament. He is actually an incredibly calm man. He's actually collected. He never adventures the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian said. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everyone can count on, that only gas peace of mind as well as opinion that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our part, since the individual that is actually holding the round every play he performs aspect.'" The Longhorns possess main reason to care about Ewers, that is now the only FBS quarterback in the country considering that the beginning of last time to toss 3 goals without an interception versus multiple AP top-10 challengers, according to ESPN Statistics & Details. In 2013, Ewers passed for 349 gardens in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually just as prolific. He finished 24 of 36 passes for 246 gardens, as Texas racked up on 4 straight pushes in the 1st fifty percent, consisting of 3 goals, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He tossed a 21-yard goal to limited side Gunnar Controls, that do with a career-high seven functions for 98 lawns. At that point, after a Michigan fumble in the last moment of the first one-half, Ewers finished 4 organized elapseds, covered along with a 5-yard touchdown toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 seconds to go. The successfully pass placed Texas up 24-3 as well as, successfully, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually confident [our team experience] unstoppable," Golden mentioned of Ewers. "We [believe that] our experts may score 60." Yet along with a strengthened annoying line right now seemingly created for the SEC, and a protection that overwhelmed the Wolverines, Texas will not need to have to slash 60 to maintain succeeding games.Michigan generated just 88 gardens of outburst in the 1st fifty percent, and managed to get off just 9 participates in the whole entire 1st quarter-- their least in a first one-fourth because 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard goal exchange operating back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third quarter, the Big House began to empty out." I was intending to find out about ourselves," Sarkisian stated. "Would our team be overwhelmed due to the atmosphere?" Our guys participated in a very made up football activity. They participated in hard, they participated in bodily. ... We weren't really making an effort to come to verify anything. Our company would like to play our brand name, our type of soccer." Nineteen years ago, the Longhorns learned in Week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they had a special quarterback that could lead them to success versus anybody anywhere. After that Young performed merely that, leading Texas to an impressive sway USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns have another special quarterback now. And also while other tests lie in advance, Ewers presented again, that with him, Texas prepares to trump any individual anywhere.