Texas vs Oklahoma: Which Longhorns assistant coach is most important in 2024 matchup?

We’re still a long way from championship weekend, but there are some big-time matchups on the college football slate this weekend, none bigger in our state than that little annual get-together in Dallas.

The polls say the Texas Longhorns are the best team in the country, and Oklahoma would love nothing better than to hand the Horns a third Red River Rivalry loss in their last four meetings.

Here are five questions that will be answered Saturday:

Quarterback Quinn Ewers looks for an open receiver during Texas’ win over UTSA on Sept. 14. That’s the last game he’s played, but he’ll start Saturday’s Red River Rivalry showdown with Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Ewers has missed the past two games.

Who’s Texas’ most important assistant coach against OU?

Kyle Flood.

If Texas’ offensive line plays up to its experience level, that means left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., center Jake Majors and Co. will keep quarterback Quinn Ewers clean in his first game back and cut down on the penalties that plagued UT in the sloppy win over Mississippi State.

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The team’s most experienced unit will show up, and the Horns will run away to a 38-17 win, setting up a mega matchup with Georgia at home next week.

Will Arch Manning get in the game?

Yes.

The Sooners will stick around for a while, so Manning won’t get extended action, but I expect he’ll see a couple of series near the end of the game. It hasn’t been his history, but I’d love to see UT coach Steve Sarkisian install a Manning package and play him in the first half. Sark says he doesn’t change the offense when Manning is in there, but the Horns become much more dynamic because of his ability to scramble and connect on vertical routes.

Ewers should still start, but Manning is a weapon that…

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Author : Austin American-Statesman

Publish date : 2024-10-11 20:36:34

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