.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers university regulation football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Just before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Diary papers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN GAZEBO, Mich.-- Vince Young and Texas pertained to Big 10 nation 19 years earlier and also supplied a statement. Unflappable, Young propelled those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying show business for Texas' magical go to the national championship that finished with Young's renowned sprint past the Flower Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big Ten on Saturday. As well as responsible for one more unflappable quarterback, Texas once again supplied a statement-- this time in the Big Property-- that these Longhorns are actually topped for their personal label run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Young performed, keeps saving his finest functionalities for the brightest lightings, Texas carefully took down No. 10 Michigan on the way to a resounding 31-12 triumph." This set activity isn't heading to specify our season," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian stated later. "But I think it will work as a good measure of the kind of group that our company can be." With the practical Ewers, these Longhorns could be a crew that succeeds its very first championship game given that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan defense still packed along with a number of potential first-round NFL draft choices, featuring protective tackle Mason Graham as well as cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas moved the round at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They disguised protections. They attempted every thing. Nothing antagonized Ewers." Our company carried out a truly great work enjoying with poise and also composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted 7 of their first eight tries on 3rd down, with Ewers locating recipients repeatedly. He even changed on the additional third-down effort, yet his clambering, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was actually negated through a holding call.That charge resulted in an overlooked basket, but it failed to issue. Ewers went back and carried on accomplishing passes." There is actually one thing about Quinn in his attitude. He's a really calm individual. He's actually picked up. He never ever flights the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian claimed. "When you have actually acquired a quarterback that everybody may care about, that only fuels confidence and also view that, 'Hey, permit's go perform our component, considering that the guy that is actually keeping the round every play he's on point.'" The Longhorns have reason to care about Ewers, who is right now the only FBS quarterback in the country because the beginning of last season to toss 3 goals without an interception versus multiple AP top-10 enemies, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Info. In 2013, Ewers passed for 349 yards in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was equally as prolific. He accomplished 24 of 36 passes for 246 lawns, as Texas scored on 4 organized pushes in the 1st fifty percent, including 3 touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He threw a 21-yard goal to tight end Gunnar Helm, that completed with a career-high 7 events for 98 backyards. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the final moment of the 1st one-half, Ewers accomplished 4 organized passes, topped with a 5-yard touchdown toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 few seconds to go. The pass placed Texas up 24-3 as well as, properly, placed the Wolverines away." When he is actually certain [we feel] unstoppable," Golden said of Ewers. "Our company [believe that] we may score 60." But along with an enhanced offensive product line currently relatively created for the SEC, and also a protection that overwhelmed the Wolverines, Texas won't need to have to slash 60 to keep gaining games.Michigan made just 88 backyards of outburst in the first fifty percent, as well as procured off only 9 plays the entire very first fourth-- their least in an initial quarter due to the fact that 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers turned a 7-yard goal exchange operating back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third one-fourth, the Big Home began to empty out." I was wishing to learn more about ourselves," Sarkisian pointed out. "Will our team be actually swamped by the setting?" Our men participated in a quite comprised football game. They participated in difficult, they played bodily. ... Our experts weren't actually attempting to follow to confirm anything. Our company desired to play our company, our design of regulation football." Nineteen years ago, the Longhorns discovered in Week 2 at Ohio Coliseum that they had an exclusive quarterback who can lead all of them to victory against any individual anywhere. Then Youthful carried out only that, leading Texas to a remarkable gain USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess yet another exclusive quarterback now. And while other tests lie ahead of time, Ewers revealed again, that with him, Texas prepares to defeat any individual anywhere.