DALLAS -- Early last week, Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield poked fun at his true-freshman counterpart at Texas, playfully noting that Sam Ehlinger had failed to defeat Mayfield’s Austin high school alma mater. In the aftermath of Saturday’s thrilling Red River Showdown, in which Ehlinger nearly rallied the Longhorns from a 20-point deficit, Mayfield had nothing but respect for the young quarterback.
Even saw a little of himself in Ehlinger, too.
“Tough kid,” Oklahoma’s senior quarterback said. “You could tell by the way he carried himself, how he bounces back after getting hit. Just how we Austin boys do it, I guess.