Every year when the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners square off in the Cotton Bowl, it seems as if the entire college football landscape takes a look to see what will happen. This year, more than any in recent memory, has much more than pride and a trophy on the line.
Both the Longhorns and the Sooners are trying to validate their place among the nation’s elites, while the quarterbacks for both squads do the same. Jalen Hurts and Sam Ehlinger are easily in the conversation now, but will one or both of them stay there after Saturday?