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OU-Texas football: How Jalen Hurts and Sam Ehlinger compare in Heisman Trophy race

Oklahoma's Jalen Hurts and Texas' Sam Ehlinger — two of the top-eight leading Heisman Trophy candidates — will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday in one of the most anticipated quarterback battles of the season.

BetOnline released updated Heisman odds Tuesday morning. Jalen Hurts is 7/2 to win the award. Ehlinger is 40/1.

Here’s how Hurts and Ehlinger compare through five games.

Passing yards per game

Hurts: 305

Ehlinger: 290

Completion percentage

Hurts: 75.2

Ehlinger: 69.4

Passing yards per attempt

Hurts: 14

Ehlinger: 8.