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WATCH: Texas Takes Early Lead vs. Michigan With TD Pass to Gunnar Helm

The Texas Longhorns have struck first vs. the Michigan Wolverines.

Matt Galatzan

Sep 7, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) warms up before the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
Sep 7, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) warms up before the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images / Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images
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The Texas Longhorns are off to a great start vs. the Michigan Wolverines.

After a promising opening drive was derailed due to penalties and a missed field goal, the Longhorns are on the scoreboard with a touchdown pass from Quinn Ewers to Gunnar Helm.

The 21-yard pass came off the heels of a critical three-and-out stop from the Texas defense on the previous Michigan possession, giving the Longhorns momentum back after their missed field goal.

One of the seasoned veterans of the Longhorns program, Helm is a fourth-year senior with over 40 games under his belt, including 11 starts.

After the departure of Ja'Tavion Sanders to the NFL - who was one of Ewers favorite targets a year ago- Helm has taken over as the primary tight end in the offense, and has already made three critical catches in the early goings of the Michigan matchup.

Ewers, meanwhile, has had an impressive start to the afternoon of his own, completing 9 of 12 passes for 103 yards and a score.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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