.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers university football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Prior to that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Diary newspapers. You can easily follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN GAZEBO, Mich.-- Vince Young and also Texas concerned Big Ten nation 19 years earlier and delivered a statement. Imperturbable, Younger thrust those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, setting the stage for Texas' enchanting run to the national championship that ended with Young's iconic sprint past the Flower Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big 10 on Sunday. And responsible for one more unflappable quarterback, Texas again delivered a statement-- this time in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are actually topped for their own label run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful performed, maintains sparing his absolute best functionalities for the brightest illuminations, Texas carefully took down No. 10 Michigan heading to a resounding 31-12 success." This activity isn't heading to define our period," Longhorns train Steve Sarkisian claimed thereafter. "Yet I think it would work as a respectable measure of the form of team that our team could be." With the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns could be a team that wins its own 1st championship game considering that 2005. Encountering a Michigan defense still loaded along with several potential first-round NFL draft picks, featuring protective address Mason Graham as well as cornerback Will Johnson, Texas relocated the ball at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They camouflaged protections. They tried every little thing. Nothing worked against Ewers." We did a really good job having fun with grace and composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted 7 of their initial eight attempts on 3rd down, along with Ewers discovering receivers again and again. He also transformed on the additional third-down effort, however his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position ride was voided by a storing call.That charge caused a missed basket, but it didn't concern. Ewers came back and proceeded finishing successfully pases." There's one thing regarding Quinn in his attitude. He's a quite tranquil individual. He is actually really accumulated. He never trips the psychological rollercoaster," Sarkisian mentioned. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everyone may care about, that merely gas peace of mind as well as opinion that, 'Hey, allow's go do our part, because the guy that is actually storing the round every play he performs factor.'" The Longhorns have reason to rely on Ewers, who is right now the only FBS quarterback in the country given that the begin of final time to throw three touchdowns without an interception against numerous AP top-10 opponents, according to ESPN Statistics & Details. In 2014, Ewers masqueraded 349 lawns in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just as prolific. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 yards, as Texas scored on 4 straight pushes in the very first fifty percent, consisting of three touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard goal to tight conclusion Gunnar Command, that do with a career-high 7 functions for 98 lawns. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the final minute of the first one-half, Ewers accomplished four organized successfully pases, covered 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 as well as, efficiently, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually positive [our experts feel] unstoppable," Golden mentioned of Ewers. "Our experts [believe that] our experts can score 60." Yet along with a strengthened objectionable line currently apparently constructed for the SEC, and a self defense that bewildered the Wolverines, Texas will not require to slash 60 to keep gaining games.Michigan made only 88 gardens of outburst in the initial fifty percent, and also procured off just nine participates in the whole 1st quarter-- their fewest in a 1st one-fourth since 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers opened a 7-yard goal exchange running back Jaydon Blue late in the 3rd one-fourth, the Big House started to clear out." I was intending to learn about our own selves," Sarkisian stated. "Would our experts be bewildered by the atmosphere?" Our fellas played a quite made up volleyball video game. They participated in tough, they played bodily. ... We weren't truly making an effort to find to confirm anything. Our team wished to play our label, our style of soccer." Nineteen years back, the Longhorns found out in Full week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they had an exclusive quarterback who could lead them to victory against any individual anywhere. Then Youthful performed only that, leading Texas to a remarkable get USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns possess an additional special quarterback today. And also while various other exams lie ahead, Ewers revealed once more, that with him, Texas is ready to trump any person anywhere.