.Jake Trotter, ESPN Elderly Person WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers university football for ESPN. He participated in ESPN in 2011. Before that, he operated at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman as well as Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can easily observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN GAZEBO, Mich.-- Vince Young and also Texas pertained to Big 10 country 19 years earlier and also provided a statement. Unflappable, Young thrust those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying show business for Texas' enchanting go to the championship game that finished with Young's iconic dash past the Flower Dish pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big 10 on Saturday. And also behind another imperturbable quarterback, Texas once more delivered a declaration-- this time in the Big Property-- that these Longhorns are actually keyed for their very own title run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, that, like Young carried out, keeps saving his ideal functionalities for the brightest lights, Texas extensively dismantled No. 10 Michigan en route to a definite 31-12 victory." This one activity isn't going to describe our season," Longhorns train Steve Sarkisian said afterward. "But I believe it will act as a fair pressure indicator of the type of team that our experts may be." Along with the levelheaded Ewers, these Longhorns may be a crew that gains its first national championship since 2005. Dealing with a Michigan self defense still loaded with numerous future first-round NFL draft selections, consisting of protective handle Mason Graham as well as cornerback Will Johnson, Texas relocated the sphere at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They masqueraded coverages. They attempted whatever. Nothing at all antagonized Ewers." Our company did a really good project playing with grace and calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns transformed seven of their first 8 tries on third down, along with Ewers finding recipients repeatedly. He even transformed on the different third-down attempt, yet his clambering, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening travel was actually undone by a storing call.That fine led to a missed field goal, yet it failed to issue. Ewers came back as well as proceeded completing elapseds." There's something regarding Quinn in his attitude. He is actually a very restful person. He is actually truly picked up. He never adventures the mental rollercoaster," Sarkisian said. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everyone can count on, that only fuels assurance as well as view that, 'Hey, permit's go do our component, given that the fella that's keeping the round every play he performs point.'" The Longhorns possess main reason to rely on Ewers, who is today the only FBS quarterback in the country given that the start of final period to toss 3 touchdowns without an interception against several AP top-10 challengers, according to ESPN Statistics & Details. In 2013, Ewers passed for 349 backyards in a success over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was equally prolific. He finished 24 of 36 masquerade 246 gardens, as Texas scored on 4 organized pushes in the 1st fifty percent, featuring three touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He tossed a 21-yard touchdown to limited conclusion Gunnar Command, that do with a career-high seven celebrations for 98 lawns. After that, after a Michigan fumble in the final moment of the 1st one-half, Ewers finished 4 organized successfully pases, topped with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal along with 10 secs to go. The successfully pass put Texas up 24-3 and also, effectively, put the Wolverines away." When he's self-assured [our experts feel] unstoppable," Golden stated of Ewers. "Our experts [think that] our experts can easily rack up 60." Yet along with an improved offensive product line right now seemingly developed for the SEC, and a defense that confused the Wolverines, Texas will not require to slash 60 to keep winning games.Michigan created merely 88 gardens of offense in the initial one-half, and also procured off simply nine plays the whole very first fourth-- their least in a 1st fourth given that 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard goal pass to operating back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third one-fourth, the Big Property began to drain out." I was actually intending to learn more about our own selves," Sarkisian pointed out. "Will our team be confused due to the atmosphere?" Our guys played an extremely comprised volleyball video game. They played difficult, they participated in physical. ... Our experts weren't really making an effort to find to show anything. We wished to play our brand, our type of regulation football." Nineteen years ago, the Longhorns found out in Week 2 at Ohio Coliseum that they had a special quarterback who might lead them to triumph against any person anywhere. Then Young carried out only that, leading Texas to a remarkable draw USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns have another special quarterback right now. And while various other exams lie ahead, Ewers revealed once more, that along with him, Texas prepares to trump anybody anywhere.