Heisman Trophy candidate Quinn Ewers returns at quarterback for Texas football, which faces off with Oklahoma in the first meeting between the bitter Cotton Bowl rivals as SEC foes. Ewers missed the past two games with an abdominal strain, but the No. 1 Longhorns didn't miss a beat behind backup quarterback Arch Manning while soaring to the top spot in both the Associated Press poll and US LBM Coaches Poll.
The Longhorns are a two-touchdown favorite over No. 16 Oklahoma, but this long and spirited series that stretches back to 1900 has been marked by plenty of strange plays and surprises. Can a salty Sooner defense make up for a questionable offense and spring an upset against arguably the most complete Texas team since the Mack Brown era?
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According to the National Weather Service, Dallas will reach 96 degrees Saturday, which will set a record for the hottest game ever played in the Red River Rivalry. The hottest game on record for the Red River Rivalry is 95 degrees set Oct. 11, 1979.
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Barring a flurry of turnovers, the Longhorns should cruise against a Sooner squad struggling to find its offensive identity.
The Sooners have a terrific defense but won't be able to keep up with the Longhorns. Quinn Ewers comes back and shakes off some early rust to keep the SEC title train on the tracks.
The results from the last decade of this rivalry suggest that this game will be close. The results from last weekend's slate of college football games suggest that this game will be close. Guess what? The 120th meeting between Texas and Oklahoma will be close. Texas wins but don't expect to see fans leaving the Cotton Bowl in search of Corny dogs until after this game is over.
Texas will win this game comfortably if it wins the turnover battle. With Quinn Ewers likely back under center and a freshman in Michael Hawkins Jr. quarterbacking the Sooners, that feels likely.
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Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:
Texas: RB CJ Baxter (out), RB Christian Clark (out), RB Velton Gardner (out), RB Colin Page (questionable), LS Tate Haver (questionable), P Michael Kern (questionable), DB Derek Williams Jr. (probable).
Oklahoma: WR Jayden Gibson (out), WR Jalil Farooq (out), DB Gentry Williams (out), OL Geirean Hatchett (out), WR Nic Anderson (out), DB Kendel Dolby (out), K Tyler Keltner (out), WR Andrel Anthony (out), WR Deion Burks (out), TE Kade McIntyre (out).
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This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas vs Oklahoma game: Live updates, score from Week 7