.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers college soccer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Publication newspapers. You can easily observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN ARBOR, Mich.-- Vince Young and also Texas pertained to Big Ten country 19 years back and also supplied a claim. Unflappable, Young moved those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, setting show business for Texas' enchanting run to the national championship that finished along with Young's iconic dash past the Flower Dish pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big 10 on Sunday. And behind another unflappable quarterback, Texas again supplied a declaration-- this time in the Big Home-- that these Longhorns are keyed for their very own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Young performed, always keeps sparing his best functionalities for the brightest lightings, Texas carefully took apart No. 10 Michigan on the way to a booming 31-12 triumph." This game isn't heading to specify our season," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian claimed thereafter. "However I believe it would act as a fair measure of the kind of team that we may be." With the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns might be a staff that succeeds its own initial championship game considering that 2005. Encountering a Michigan protection still filled along with various future first-round NFL draft picks, including defensive address Builder Graham and also cornerback Will definitely Johnson, Texas relocated the round at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They masqueraded coverages. They tried everything. Absolutely nothing antagonized Ewers." We did an actually great work playing with poise and composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns transformed 7 of their very first eight efforts on 3rd down, with Ewers finding receivers over and over. He also converted on the other third-down effort, but his scrambling, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was actually voided by a keeping call.That charge resulted in a missed field goal, but it really did not matter. Ewers went back as well as continued accomplishing passes." There is actually something regarding Quinn in his manner. He's an extremely tranquil individual. He is actually actually collected. He certainly never adventures the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian pointed out. "When you have actually received a quarterback that everybody can easily care about, that just energies self-confidence as well as opinion that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our part, considering that the fella that is actually keeping the round every play he performs point.'" The Longhorns possess cause to rely on Ewers, that is right now the only FBS quarterback in the country because the beginning of final season to throw 3 touchdowns without an interception against numerous AP top-10 challengers, according to ESPN Statistics & Facts. In 2014, Ewers masqueraded 349 lawns in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just as respected. He accomplished 24 of 36 masquerade 246 lawns, as Texas scored on 4 straight pushes in the first fifty percent, featuring three touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard touchdown to limited conclusion Gunnar Command, that completed with a career-high 7 functions for 98 yards. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the ultimate minute of the 1st half, Ewers accomplished four organized elapseds, topped with a 5-yard touchdown toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 seconds to go. The pass placed Texas up 24-3 as well as, properly, put the Wolverines away." When he's self-assured [our company feel] easy," Golden said of Ewers. "Our company [believe that] our company can easily score 60." However with an improved repulsive line now relatively developed for the SEC, and a defense that confused the Wolverines, Texas won't require to slash 60 to maintain gaining games.Michigan produced merely 88 gardens of outburst in the 1st one-half, and also procured off only 9 participates in the whole entire 1st fourth-- their fewest in a 1st quarter since 2011, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swung a 7-yard goal pass to managing back Jaydon Blue late in the 3rd fourth, the Big Residence began to clear out." I was wishing to learn about ourselves," Sarkisian mentioned. "Would certainly our experts be actually overwhelmed due to the setting?" Our men participated in an incredibly made up soccer game. They played hard, they participated in bodily. ... We weren't definitely trying to come to confirm just about anything. Our company wished to play our label, our type of football." Nineteen years ago, the Longhorns discovered in Week 2 at Ohio Coliseum that they had an unique quarterback that can lead all of them to victory versus any individual anywhere. After that Young did only that, leading Texas to a dramatic sway USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns have an additional special quarterback right now. And also while other examinations are located in advance, Ewers revealed once again, that along with him, Texas is ready to defeat any individual anywhere.