Saturday’s premier matchup in Ann Arbor was between No. 3 Texas and No. 10 Michigan however the Ohio State Buckeyes had been nonetheless very a lot concerned.
Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers transferred from Columbus to Austin in 2022, citing homesickness. Ewers was additionally a part of a full quarterback room that featured Kyle McCord and Jack Miller after C.J. Stroud left for the NFL.
Nicely, McCord is now in Syracuse and the Buckeyes turned to Kansas State switch Will Howard, however Ewers has confirmed that possibly Ohio State ought to’ve tried to maintain him round.
Ewers threw for 246 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-12 drubbing of the defending nationwide champions.
Saturday marked the second time ever that Texas and Michigan have met, the primary being within the 2005 Rose Bowl. The Longhorns prevailed 38-37 needing a last-second discipline purpose to tug off the dramatic win.
Michigan had not misplaced at house in The Huge Home for the reason that 2020 COVID-shortened season earlier than Saturday and is famously 3-0 in opposition to the Buckeyes since Ewers left.
However earlier than the season even began, Ewers could have clued Ohio State followers that he nonetheless has a sliver of his coronary heart devoted to the Buckeyes when eyeing this matchup.
Again in July at SEC media days, Ewers referred to Saturday’s opponent as “The Group Up North,” a standard nomenclature Ohio State gamers and followers use to seek advice from Michigan.
