.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with university regulation football for ESPN. He signed up with ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and also Middletown (Ohio) Journal papers. You may observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN GAZEBO, Mich.-- Vince Youthful as well as Texas related to Big Ten nation 19 years earlier and supplied a declaration. Unflappable, Younger thrust those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, setting the stage for Texas' wonderful go to the national championship that ended along with Youthful's legendary dash past the Flower Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big Ten on Saturday. And responsible for an additional imperturbable quarterback, Texas once again supplied a statement-- this time around in the Big Home-- that these Longhorns are keyed for their own headline run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, that, like Young performed, always keeps conserving his absolute best functionalities for the brightest illuminations, Texas carefully dismantled No. 10 Michigan heading to a resounding 31-12 triumph." This one activity isn't heading to determine our time," Longhorns instructor Steve Sarkisian claimed later. "However I assume it would serve as a decent measure of the form of staff that our company can be." Along with the levelheaded Ewers, these Longhorns may be a crew that wins its own initial national championship due to the fact that 2005. Experiencing a Michigan protection still filled with a number of future first-round NFL receipt picks, including defensive tackle Builder Graham as well as cornerback Will certainly Johnson, Texas relocated the round at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They disguised coverages. They tried every little thing. Absolutely nothing antagonized Ewers." Our team carried out an actually great job having fun with grace and composure," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns changed seven of their initial eight attempts on third down, along with Ewers finding recipients again and again. He even transformed on the different third-down try, however his scurrying, 24-yard goal strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening ride was undone by a holding call.That fine triggered a skipped field goal, but it failed to concern. Ewers returned and carried on finishing successfully pases." There is actually one thing about Quinn in his demeanor. He's a really restful guy. He is actually definitely collected. He certainly never flights the emotional rollercoaster," Sarkisian stated. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everyone may care about, that just energies self-confidence as well as belief that, 'Hey, permit's go do our component, considering that the fella that is actually keeping the sphere every play he performs factor.'" The Longhorns possess reason to care about Ewers, who is right now the only FBS quarterback in the nation due to the fact that the begin of final time to throw 3 touchdowns without an interception against several AP top-10 opponents, depending on to ESPN Stats & Info. In 2015, Ewers passed for 349 backyards in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just as respected. He completed 24 of 36 masquerade 246 yards, as Texas scored on 4 organized drives in the very first fifty percent, consisting of three touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He shook a 21-yard goal to limited conclusion Gunnar Helm, who completed with a career-high seven receptions for 98 lawns. Then, after a Michigan fumble in the final moment of the very first fifty percent, Ewers completed four straight successfully pases, covered along with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 few seconds to go. The successfully pass put Texas up 24-3 and, successfully, put the Wolverines away." When he is actually positive [our team feel] unstoppable," Golden claimed of Ewers. "Our experts [think that] we may score 60." But along with an improved annoying series right now apparently constructed for the SEC, and also a defense that overwhelmed the Wolverines, Texas will not need to have to score 60 to always keep gaining games.Michigan made just 88 lawns of outburst in the very first fifty percent, and managed to get off simply 9 participates in the entire 1st fourth-- their fewest in an initial quarter given that 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard goal exchange operating back Jaydon Blue late in the third fourth, the Big House began to clear out." I was wanting to learn more about our own selves," Sarkisian claimed. "Would our team be bewildered by the environment?" Our people participated in an incredibly comprised soccer video game. They played difficult, they played physical. ... Our company weren't actually making an effort ahead to confirm anything. Our company wanted to play our label, our type of regulation football." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns knew in Full week 2 at Ohio Coliseum that they had an exclusive quarterback that could possibly lead all of them to triumph versus any person anywhere. After that Youthful performed merely that, leading Texas to a dramatic sway USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess one more unique quarterback today. And while various other examinations are located ahead, Ewers revealed once again, that along with him, Texas prepares to beat any person anywhere.