Few regular season matchups put as much pressure on a quarterback as the Texas-Oklahoma rivalry. The emotions of a century-old border clash, the pregame crowds at the State Fair of Texas and the four hours of constant crowd noise inside the Cotton Bowl — not to mention playing the game itself — are conditions that will test any quarterback.

Prior to his injury, Ewers entered the early Heisman Trophy conversation with a hot start to his third year leading the Longhorns. He put on an impressive performance in a signatu

The Longhorns starter, who suffered a non-contact abdominal strain three weeks ago in a win over UT-San Antonio, participated in practice on Tuesday