.Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterSep 7, 2024, 06:22 PM ETCloseJake Trotter covers college soccer for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Prior to that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You may follow him @Jake_Trotter. ANN TRELLIS, Mich.-- Vince Youthful and also Texas came to Big 10 nation 19 years back as well as delivered a statement. Imperturbable, Youthful pushed those Longhorns past No. 2 Ohio State, specifying the stage for Texas' wonderful go to the championship game that finished along with Young's famous sprint past the Flower Bowl pylon.The Longhorns were actually back in the Big 10 on Sunday. As well as behind an additional imperturbable quarterback, Texas once again supplied a statement-- this moment in the Big Property-- that these Longhorns are topped for their personal headline run.Behind junior quarterback Quinn Ewers, who, like Young performed, keeps sparing his greatest efficiencies for the brightest lightings, Texas completely dismantled No. 10 Michigan on the way to a booming 31-12 victory." This one activity isn't going to determine our season," Longhorns instructor Steve Sarkisian stated later. "But I believe it will function as a fair pressure indicator of the type of team that our team could be." Along with the rational Ewers, these Longhorns may be a group that wins its own first national championship given that 2005. Facing a Michigan protection still filled with multiple potential first-round NFL receipt choices, including defensive address Builder Graham and cornerback Will Johnson, Texas relocated the round at will. The Wolverines blitzed. They hung back. They masqueraded protections. They attempted everything. Absolutely nothing antagonized Ewers." Our company did a really good task playing with poise as well as calmness," Ewers said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Longhorns transformed 7 of their very first eight attempts on third down, with Ewers locating receivers again and again. He even transformed on the additional third-down effort, but his clambering, 24-yard touchdown strike to DeAndre Moore Jr. on the opening travel was voided through a storing call.That fine triggered an overlooked basket, but it really did not issue. Ewers returned and carried on accomplishing passes." There is actually something regarding Quinn in his demeanor. He is actually a very tranquil guy. He is actually definitely collected. He certainly never experiences the mental rollercoaster," Sarkisian said. "When you have actually acquired a quarterback that everyone can believe in, that simply energies self-confidence and also opinion that, 'Hey, allow's go perform our part, since the fella that is actually keeping the round every play he performs aspect.'" The Longhorns have explanation to believe in Ewers, that is actually right now the only FBS quarterback in the nation given that the begin of final time to toss 3 goals without an interception against a number of AP top-10 opponents, according to ESPN Stats & Details. Last year, Ewers masqueraded 349 lawns in a victory over then-third-ranked Alabama.Against Michigan, Ewers was just like prolific. He finished 24 of 36 masquerade 246 gardens, as Texas scored on 4 straight pushes in the 1st half, including 3 touchdowns, to put the Wolverines on their heels.He threw a 21-yard goal to strict end Gunnar Command, that completed with a career-high 7 celebrations for 98 gardens. After that, after a Michigan fumble in the ultimate moment of the 1st fifty percent, Ewers finished 4 organized successfully pases, topped along with a 5-yard goal toss to Matthew Golden on third-and-goal with 10 few seconds to go. The elapsed placed Texas up 24-3 and also, properly, put the Wolverines away." When he's confident [our experts experience] unstoppable," Golden pointed out of Ewers. "Our experts [feel like] we can rack up 60." But along with a strengthened offensive collection currently seemingly built for the SEC, and a self defense that bewildered the Wolverines, Texas will not require to score 60 to maintain succeeding games.Michigan made only 88 lawns of offense in the very first one-half, and managed to get off merely 9 participates in the whole very first fourth-- their least in a very first one-fourth because 2011, according to ESPN Statistics & Information.When Ewers swayed a 7-yard touchdown pass to running back Jaydon Blue late in the 3rd fourth, the Big Property started to drain out." I was actually wishing to find out about our own selves," Sarkisian stated. "Will our team be actually overwhelmed by the atmosphere?" Our guys participated in an extremely composed soccer video game. They played tough, they participated in bodily. ... Our company weren't actually attempting to come to verify everything. Our company intended to play our label, our style of regulation football." Nineteen years back, the Longhorns knew in Full week 2 at Ohio Arena that they possessed a special quarterback that can lead all of them to triumph versus any person anywhere. At that point Young did merely that, leading Texas to a significant draw USC at the Flower Bowl.The Longhorns possess one more exclusive quarterback today. And also while other examinations exist in advance, Ewers presented again, that along with him, Texas is ready to trump anyone anywhere.