.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with college football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Just before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman as well as Middletown (Ohio) Diary papers. You can easily follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Young and Texas involved Big Ten nation 19 years earlier as well as supplied a statement. Imperturbable, Young moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, establishing the stage for Texas' wonderful go to the national championship that ended with Young's famous sprint past the Rose Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Saturday. As well as behind an additional unflappable quarterback, Texas once again delivered a declaration-- this moment in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are actually primed for their very own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful carried out, always keeps conserving his best performances for the brightest lights, Texas carefully took apart No. 10 Michigan en route to a resounding 31-12 success." This video game isn't mosting likely to define our time," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian pointed out subsequently. "Yet I assume it would work as a respectable barometer of the sort of team that our company may be." Along with the levelheaded Ewers, these Longhorns may be a group that gains its first national championship given that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan defense still packed along with various future first-round NFL receipt picks, consisting of defensive handle Builder Graham as well as cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas moved the ball at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They disguised insurance coverages. They attempted everything. Nothing at all antagonized Ewers." Our team performed an actually great project enjoying with grace as well as composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted seven of their very first eight tries on 3rd down, with Ewers finding recipients time and time. He even changed on the some others third-down try, however his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening ride was actually undone through a storing call.That fine brought about a missed field goal, but it didn't matter. Ewers returned as well as continued completing passes." There's one thing about Quinn in his manner. He's a quite tranquil person. He's really accumulated. He never experiences the mental rollercoaster," Sarkisian said. "When you have actually got a quarterback that everyone can easily believe in, that just energies confidence 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's on point.'" The Longhorns have explanation to believe in Ewers, that is actually now the only FBS quarterback in the country considering that the begin of final period to throw three goals without an interception against several AP top-10 enemies, according to ESPN Statistics & Facts. In 2013, Ewers passed for 349 backyards in a victory over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually just like prolific. He accomplished 24 of 36 masquerade 246 yards, as Texas racked up on 4 organized drives in the initial one-half, consisting of 3 touchdowns, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He threw a 21-yard touchdown to limited end Gunnar Reins, that finished with a career-high 7 receptions for 98 lawns. At that point, after a Michigan fumble in the ultimate minute of the first half, Ewers finished 4 organized elapseds, covered along with a 5-yard touchdown throw to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 secs to go. The successfully pass put Texas up 24-3 as well as, properly, put the Wolverines away." When he's certain [our experts feel] unstoppable," Golden claimed of Ewers. "Our experts [feel like] our experts may score 60." But with an enhanced repulsive series currently relatively built for the SEC, and also a self defense that swamped the Wolverines, Texas won't need to slash 60 to always keep gaining games.Michigan made just 88 backyards of offense in the very first one-half, and also procured off merely nine participates in the whole entire very first one-fourth-- their fewest in a 1st one-fourth because 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard goal pass to managing back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third one-fourth, the Big Property began to empty out." I was wishing to learn more about our own selves," Sarkisian stated. "Would certainly our experts be swamped due to the atmosphere?" Our people participated in a really made up soccer video game. They participated in difficult, they participated in physical. ... Our company weren't definitely trying to find to confirm just about anything. Our experts wished to play our company, our type of soccer." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns found out in Full week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they possessed a special quarterback who might lead all of them to victory against anybody anywhere. At that point Youthful carried out simply that, leading Texas to an impressive get USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess another unique quarterback now. And while other examinations lie ahead, Ewers showed once more, that along with him, Texas prepares to trump any individual anywhere.