DALLAS – Jalen Hurts walked into the Cotton Bowl on Saturday morning with his Heisman Trophy chances much greater than his national championship chances. Hurts walked out of the Cotton Bowl on Saturday afternoon with the reverse.
That’s a trade Hurts will make every Saturday.
The Sooners beat Texas 34-27 on a day when its eminent quarterback had a major impact, both ways. Hurts’ running, off option plays and scrambles, kept the Longhorn defense backpedaling, always wary of what Hurts could do. But Hurts’ passing fell far short of the standard he had set through five games.