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Texas Demolishes Michigan in Barometer Test Along National Championship Quest

Texas Michigan Steve Sarkisian Quinn Ewers Horns Sark Wolverines Longhorns Jim Harbaugh Rick OsentoskiImagn
Texas Longhorns defensive back Derek Williams Jr. celebrates with teammates after making an interception against the Michigan Wolverines. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Nineteen years ago, the Texas Longhorns traveled into a massive Big Ten stadium and recorded a Week 2 victory that served notice of the national championship that was to come later that season. The score then: Texas 25, the Ohio State Buckeyes 22.

This time, the Week 2 victory in the Midwest was much easier. This time it was Texas 31, the reigning champion Michigan Wolverines 12, in a thumping that was not as close as the final score. Michigan’s 23-game home winning streak was realistically gone by halftime, a sudden reality check for a program resting on its Jim Harbaugh laurels.

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