college football fans brace yourselves the big house was buzzing today but it wasn't the Wolverines roaring in a high-stake showdown between number n Michigan and number three Texas we witnessed a major shakeup in the early playoff race did the defending champs just get dethroned on their home turf stay tuned we're diving into all the action drama and what this means for the rest of the season welcome back to Victory Vibe your ultimate source for all things college football today we're breaking down one of the most hyped non-conference games of the year Michigan versus Texas at the Big House the defending national champions faced off against a Texas team hungry to prove they're the best in the nation let's get right into it the stage was set in and Arbor where number n Michigan fresh off a national championship welcomed the number three Texas Longhorns both teams had something to prove Michigan wanted to keep its home winning streak alive and Texas was eyeing a statement win to climb to the number one spot with both ESPN's college game day and Fox's big noon kickoff in town the atmosphere was electric but from the get go it was clear Texas came to play Michigan led by quarterback Davis Warren struggled to get anything going offensively the Wolverine's opening drives were marred by mistakes and the Longhorns capitalized on every misstep by halftime Michigan found itself down 24 to3 out gained by nearly 200 ydd Warren threw two costly interceptions including a tipped pass picked off by Texas Andrew makuba that set up another Longhorn touchdown visuals of Texas scoring and Michigan's turnovers with stats overlay Texas quarterback Quinn yers on the other hand was nearly Flawless The Long Horns converted on 80% of their third Downs in the first half compared to just 10% for Michigan Michigan's defense known for its grit couldn't contain Texas high-powered offense and the turnovers just kept piling up coming out of halftime Michigan needed a spark but the story didn't change Texas continued to pour it on and Jaden Blue's touchdown early in the third quarter pushed the lead to 31 to6 Warren's second interception of the game all but sealed Michigan's fate and the offense could never find its Rhythm even a 52 yd field goal from Dominic zvada one of Michigan's few bright spots wasn't enough to shift momentum Texas defense played lights out and their offense led by ERS kept Michigan on its heels every attempt by the Wolverines to mount a comeback was shut down quickly by the Longhorns so what did we learn today Texas made a huge statement showing their are force to be reckoned with this season their offense was Dynamic their defense was suffocating and they made the defending champs look like just another opponent for Michigan this loss is a wake-up call they have some serious work to do if they want to defend their title and make it back to the college football playoff the road ahead head doesn't get any easier Michigan will need to regroup quickly with tough Big 10 matchups on the horizon as for Texas this win could catapult them to the top of the rankings and set the tone for a potential playoff run so what do you think is Texas now the team to beat this season and can Michigan bounce back from this early setback let us know in the comments below and don't forget to smash that like button subscribe to vectory Vibe for all the latest college football updates and hit that not notification Bell so you never miss a beat thanks for tuning in and we'll see you next time on vectory vibe