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Texas Longhorns at Michigan Wolverines

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2-0, 1-0 Away
Final
31 - 12
1-1, 1-1 Home

Quinn Ewers throws for 3 touchdowns as No. 3 Texas pounds No. 10 Michigan 31-12

How Texas dominated Michigan at The Big House

Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns, helping No. 3 Texas rout No. 10 Michigan 31-12 on Saturday a year after the QB and the Longhorns won at Alabama.

“I just enjoy big moments,” he said.

Texas became the first school to beat Michigan and Alabama on the road in consecutive seasons since Notre Dame pulled off the feat in 1979 and 1980 with different quarterbacks, according to Sportradar.

The Longhorns (2-0) moved the ball at will through the air and on the ground against the defending national champions, whose turnover-prone offense failed to throw or run the ball effectively.

The Wolverines (1-1) had three streaks snapped in the first regular-season matchup of the traditional college football powerhouses.

Michigan had won a Big Ten-record 29 consecutive regular-season games, 23 straight home games and a national-best 16 games in a row since losing to TCU in the 2022 College Football Playoff.

While the stretches of success are over, defensive end Josaiah Stewart said the Wolverines have not lost their opportunity to repeat as national champions thanks to the expanded 12-team playoff.

“Our season’s not over, so one loss doesn’t kick us out of the playoff like it probably would last year,” he said.

Davis Warren was 22 of 33 for 204 yards, to go along with a touchdown when the game was out of reach and two interceptions. Preseason All-America tight end Colston Loveland had eight receptions for 70 yards and an unforced fumble for the overmatched Wolverines.

“It was on us," Warren said. "They’re a good football team, they played well today, but we shot ourselves in the foot and let them win that football game.”

After the victory, linebacker David Gbenda took Texas' white flag with an orange longhorn and tried to plant it into the maize block M at midfield but it didn't stick in the turf.

That was the only play the Longhorns didn't make all day.

Texas led 24-3 at halftime and didn't give up a touchdown until Warren threw a 31-yard pass to Semaj Morgan with 1:54 left.

Ewers threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Gunnar Helm in the first quarter. Helm, a senior tight end, set career highs with seven catches for 98 yards, showing off for 15 NFL teams in attendance.

Ewers found Matthew Golden for a 5-yard touchdown late in the second quarter and passed to Jaydon Blue for a 7-yard TD in the third as the Longhorns coasted to a lopsided victory with little resistance.

The former Ohio State quarterback completed 24 of 36 passes without an interception, a week after he had 260 yards passing and three touchdowns in a 52-0 win over Colorado State.

The takeaway Texas, in its first season as an SEC school, looks as if it could contend for conference and national championships.

“This one game isn’t going to define our season, but I think it would serve as a pretty good barometer of the type of team that we could be,” coach Steve Sarkisian said.

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore's first mistake as Jim Harbaugh's successor may prove to be choosing not to add an experienced quarterback from the transfer portal.

He said it “I never really thought about the growing pains, more so just what can we do to get better," Moore said. “We knew we were a new team. We never try to rest on our laurels that we won the national championship last year.”

Poll implications AP poll voters can't move Texas much higher while they will likely drop Michigan a lot.

Up next Texas hosts UTSA on Saturday night.

Michigan plays Arkansas State on Saturday.

How To Watch

How can I watch Texas Longhorns vs. Michigan Wolverines?
  • TV Channel: Longhorns at Wolverines 2021 College Football, week 2, is broadcasted on FOX.
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Matchup Prediction

Wolverines: 26.2%
Longhorns: 73.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

TEX TD 1st Period 4:14 Gunnar Helm 21 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
MICH FG 2nd Period 13:23 Dominic Zvada 37 Yd Field Goal
TEX TD 2nd Period 8:24 Jerrick Gibson 7 Yd Run (Bert Auburn Kick)
TEX FG 2nd Period 2:40 Bert Auburn 26 Yd Field Goal
TEX TD 2nd Period 0:10 Matthew Golden 5 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
MICH FG 3rd Period 5:28 Dominic Zvada 52 Yd Field Goal
TEX TD 3rd Period 2:39 Jaydon Blue 7 Yd pass from Quinn Ewers (Bert Auburn Kick)
MICH TD 4th Period 1:54 Semaj Morgan 31 Yd pass from Davis Warren (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/251.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTEX https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/130.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMICH
19 1st Downs 13
10-16 3rd down efficiency 3-12
0-0 4th down efficiency 2-3
389 Total Yards 284
246 Passing 204
24/36 Comp/Att 22/33
6.8 Yards per pass 6.2
143 Rushing 80
32 Rushing Attempts 23
4.5 Yards per rush 3.5
7-45 Penalties 4-30
0 Turnovers 3
0 Fumbles lost 1
0 Interceptions thrown 2
31:20 Possession 28:40

Game Information

Michigan Stadium

Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Attendance: 111,170 · Capacity:
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