.Jake Trotter, ESPN Elder WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with university football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Prior to that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal papers. You can observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Young and Texas came to Big Ten nation 19 years back as well as provided a claim. Imperturbable, Younger pushed those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying show business for Texas' magical run to the national championship that finished along with Youthful's famous sprint past the Rose Dish pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big Ten on Saturday. As well as responsible for yet another unflappable quarterback, Texas again provided a statement-- this time in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are actually topped for their own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, that, like Young performed, maintains conserving his ideal performances for the brightest lights, Texas extensively disassembled No. 10 Michigan on the way to a resounding 31-12 success." This set video game isn't mosting likely to describe our period," Longhorns instructor Steve Sarkisian said thereafter. "Yet I presume it will serve as a decent measure of the kind of group that our company may be." With the rational Ewers, these Longhorns might be a staff that succeeds its own very first championship game since 2005. Dealing with a Michigan defense still packed along with numerous potential first-round NFL draft picks, consisting of defensive tackle Mason Graham and cornerback Will definitely Johnson, Texas moved the round at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They disguised protections. They made an effort every little thing. Nothing worked against Ewers." Our experts carried out a truly excellent project having fun with poise and composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted seven of their initial 8 attempts on 3rd down, with Ewers finding receivers time and time. He also changed on the different third-down try, however his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening drive was actually negated by a keeping call.That charge led to an overlooked field goal, but it didn't concern. Ewers returned and carried on accomplishing successfully pases." There's something regarding Quinn in his manner. He's a quite restful man. He's truly gathered. He certainly never flights the psychological rollercoaster," Sarkisian mentioned. "When you have actually got a quarterback that everyone may care about, that merely gas assurance as well as opinion that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our component, given that the guy that's keeping the sphere every play he performs point.'" The Longhorns possess cause to care about Ewers, that is actually today the only FBS quarterback in the nation given that the beginning of last time to throw three touchdowns without an interception versus multiple AP top-10 opponents, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Details. In 2015, Ewers passed for 349 gardens in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually just like prolific. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 246 backyards, as Texas racked up on four organized drives in the 1st one-half, featuring 3 goals, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard touchdown to limited side Gunnar Controls, that finished with a career-high 7 receptions for 98 backyards. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the last min of the 1st fifty percent, Ewers completed 4 organized elapseds, covered along with a 5-yard touchdown throw to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 seconds to go. The successfully pass put Texas up 24-3 as well as, efficiently, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually confident [our company experience] easy," Golden claimed of Ewers. "We [think that] our experts can easily score 60." Yet along with an improved offending line now relatively constructed for the SEC, as well as a defense that swamped the Wolverines, Texas will not require to slash 60 to maintain succeeding games.Michigan created just 88 lawns of offense in the first half, and procured off merely nine participates in the entire initial one-fourth-- their least in a first quarter because 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers opened a 7-yard goal pass to managing back Jaydon Blue late in the 3rd one-fourth, the Big House started to empty out." I was expecting to learn more about ourselves," Sarkisian claimed. "Would our company be actually confused by the environment?" Our men played an extremely made up soccer video game. They played tough, they played physical. ... Our company weren't actually trying ahead to show just about anything. We desired to play our brand, our style of regulation football." Nineteen years back, the Longhorns discovered in Week 2 at Ohio Arena that they possessed a special quarterback that could possibly lead all of them to victory against anyone anywhere. After that Young did simply that, leading Texas to a dramatic draw USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns have an additional unique quarterback today. And also while various other examinations exist ahead of time, Ewers showed once again, that along with him, Texas is ready to defeat anybody anywhere.