.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with college soccer for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Just before 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 Texas came to Big Ten nation 19 years back and supplied a declaration. Unflappable, Young drove those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, specifying show business for Texas' magical go to the national championship that finished with Young's legendary dash past the Rose Dish pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big Ten on Sunday. As well as behind yet another unflappable quarterback, Texas again supplied a declaration-- this time in the Big Property-- that these Longhorns are topped for their very own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful performed, keeps conserving his absolute best functionalities for the brightest lights, Texas extensively took apart No. 10 Michigan heading to a definite 31-12 victory." This set game isn't visiting describe our season," Longhorns train Steve Sarkisian mentioned later. "Yet I presume it will work as a respectable measure of the type of group that our company could be." With the levelheaded Ewers, these Longhorns can be a crew that succeeds its own 1st national championship considering that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan defense still packed along with various future first-round NFL receipt selections, including defensive tackle Builder Graham as well as cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas relocated the round at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They dropped back. They disguised insurance coverages. They tried whatever. Absolutely nothing antagonized Ewers." We did a really good work playing with grace and also calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted seven of their 1st eight attempts on 3rd down, along with Ewers finding recipients again and again. He even changed on the other third-down effort, however his clambering, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the position travel was undone by a storing call.That charge brought about a missed basket, but it didn't concern. Ewers went back and also continued finishing passes." There is actually one thing regarding Quinn in his behavior. He's a very tranquil man. He's definitely accumulated. He certainly never trips the psychological rollercoaster," Sarkisian stated. "When you have actually got a quarterback that everyone can care about, that only fuels assurance and view that, 'Hey, permit's go perform our component, due to the fact that the person that's holding the ball every play he's on point.'" The Longhorns possess factor to believe in Ewers, who is actually now the only FBS quarterback in the nation due to the fact that the begin of final season to toss three goals without an interception versus numerous AP top-10 rivals, depending on to ESPN Statistics & Info. In 2015, Ewers passed for 349 gardens in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just as prolific. He finished 24 of 36 masquerade 246 backyards, as Texas scored on four organized drives in the first one-half, consisting of three touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard goal to tight end Gunnar Helm, that finished with a career-high 7 receptions for 98 gardens. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the last min of the 1st fifty percent, Ewers completed four straight successfully pases, topped along with a 5-yard goal throw to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 seconds to go. The successfully pass placed Texas up 24-3 and also, efficiently, placed the Wolverines away." When he is actually confident [our team feel] easy," Golden stated of Ewers. "Our company [seem like] we can easily rack up 60." However with a boosted offending product line right now apparently developed for the SEC, as well as a protection that overwhelmed the Wolverines, Texas won't need to score 60 to keep gaining games.Michigan created merely 88 yards of outburst in the 1st half, and procured off simply 9 plays the whole entire 1st quarter-- their least in a 1st one-fourth because 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swung a 7-yard touchdown pass to operating back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third fourth, the Big Property began to clear out." I was actually wishing to discover ourselves," Sarkisian said. "Would our company be actually swamped by the atmosphere?" Our people played a quite made up volleyball game. They participated in hard, they participated in physical. ... Our company weren't truly attempting to come to prove anything. Our team desired to play our brand name, our style of football." Nineteen years ago, the Longhorns found out in Full week 2 at Ohio Arena that they possessed a special quarterback that could lead all of them to victory against anybody anywhere. After that Young performed simply that, leading Texas to an impressive sway USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns have yet another special quarterback now. As well as while various other exams are located ahead of time, Ewers revealed again, that with him, Texas prepares to defeat anyone anywhere.