.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter deals with university regulation football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Prior to that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and also Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You may observe him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Youthful as well as Texas pertained to Big 10 nation 19 years back and also delivered a statement. Unflappable, Younger drove those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio Condition, specifying the stage for Texas' enchanting run to the championship game that finished along with Young's iconic sprint past the Flower Dish pylon.The Longhorns were back in the Big 10 on Sunday. As well as behind one more imperturbable quarterback, Texas again provided a claim-- this time around in the Big House-- that these Longhorns are topped for their very own label run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Youthful did, keeps sparing his finest performances for the brightest lightings, Texas extensively disassembled No. 10 Michigan on the way to a booming 31-12 triumph." This game isn't mosting likely to specify our period," Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian claimed thereafter. "But I presume it would certainly serve as a pretty good barometer of the sort of staff that our experts can be." With the sensible Ewers, these Longhorns can be a group that wins its first championship game due to the fact that 2005. Dealing with a Michigan protection still packed along with multiple future first-round NFL draft choices, consisting of protective deal with Builder Graham as well as cornerback Will definitely Johnson, Texas relocated the round at willpower. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They masqueraded protections. They made an effort everything. Nothing at all antagonized Ewers." We performed an actually excellent project enjoying with grace and also calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns converted 7 of their first 8 efforts on third down, with Ewers locating receivers over and over. He even turned on the additional third-down try, yet his clambering, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening ride was actually undone through a storing call.That charge caused a skipped field goal, however it didn't issue. Ewers came back and also continued finishing passes." There's something concerning Quinn in his temperament. He's an extremely tranquil person. He is actually really accumulated. He certainly never trips the psychological rollercoaster," Sarkisian pointed out. "When you've acquired a quarterback that everybody can easily count on, that just energies self-confidence and also view that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our part, due to the fact that the person that's holding the round every play he's on point.'" The Longhorns possess factor to care about Ewers, that is now the only FBS quarterback in the nation considering that the start of last period to toss 3 goals without an interception against several AP top-10 challengers, according to ESPN Statistics & Facts. In 2015, Ewers masqueraded 349 gardens in a triumph over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was actually equally as respected. He accomplished 24 of 36 passes for 246 lawns, as Texas scored on 4 organized pushes in the 1st fifty percent, consisting of three goals, to place the Wolverines on their heels.He tossed a 21-yard touchdown to tight end Gunnar Controls, who completed with a career-high seven receptions for 98 yards. At that point, after a Michigan fumble in the ultimate min of the first fifty percent, Ewers accomplished four organized elapseds, covered with a 5-yard goal throw 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 is actually confident [we experience] unstoppable," Golden pointed out of Ewers. "Our team [believe that] our experts can score 60." But with a boosted outrageous line right now relatively built for the SEC, and also a defense that bewildered the Wolverines, Texas won't need to have to score 60 to keep gaining games.Michigan created simply 88 lawns of offense in the 1st half, and also managed to get off just nine participates in the whole very first quarter-- their fewest in a 1st fourth since 2011, depending on to ESPN Stats & Information.When Ewers swung a 7-yard goal exchange running back Jaydon Blue behind time in the third one-fourth, the Big Property began to drain out." I was actually hoping to learn about ourselves," Sarkisian pointed out. "Would certainly we be overwhelmed by the environment?" Our men participated in a really composed soccer video game. They played difficult, they played physical. ... Our experts weren't really attempting to come to show everything. We wished to play our label, our style of soccer." Nineteen years earlier, the Longhorns discovered in Week 2 at Ohio Stadium that they had an exclusive quarterback that might lead all of them to success versus anyone anywhere. At that point Youthful carried out only that, leading Texas to a significant win over USC at the Rose Bowl.The Longhorns have another unique quarterback now. And while various other examinations exist ahead, Ewers presented once more, that along with him, Texas is ready to trump anybody anywhere.