Texas vs. Oklahoma: Epic Rivalry Clash at the Cotton Bowl

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00:00Let's get to the Red River rivalry coach inside the Cotton Bowl today at the Texas State Fair.

00:09Often very close between these two teams.

00:11Not as the odds makers expect on this Saturday, 14 and a half points spread in favor of Texas

00:18against Oklahoma.

00:19Coach Bowden, how does the rivalry, the familiarity between these two programs affect your breakdown

00:24of this matchup?

00:25Well, you know, if the fans could play, it'd be wild.

00:29I mean, the fans have been part of this rivalry forever, and with so many portal transfers,

00:33I don't know if players really understand how big this game is, goes back to the Southwest

00:38Conference.

00:39It's huge in every fan's mind, but it's one of those games that Texas right now, they've

00:43got the talent advantage over the years.

00:47Most of the time, I would see Oklahoma with the talent advantage.

00:49This is on Texas, but it's really a game of Texas, the offense of Oklahoma versus the

00:55Texas defense, because they've struggled on offense in Oklahoma.

00:59They've got a very good defense at Texas, but Texas has a great offense, too.

01:03Who's going to start at quarterback?

01:04I think it's going to be Quinn Ewerth.

01:06I'm not sure that matters in regard to who's going to win.

01:09Coach, let's talk about Quinn Ewerth.

01:11It's been about four or five weeks since he last played.

01:14Any potential rust in regards to the quarterback-wide receiver relationship?

01:19And a bigger question is, if they're struggling in the fourth quarter and Ewerth is still

01:23in there, any shot that Sork moves on to Arch Manning to potentially pull out the win?

01:29You know, I just go back to last night's Utah game, where they played their camp rising.

01:35He wasn't ready, or he got his ankle turned, or his thumb wasn't, his finger wasn't ready,

01:40and it hurt him.

01:41He couldn't play very well.

01:42I think the same thing, Ewerth, he's ready to go.

01:45They're probably going to play, but if he does not play or is still banged up, it's

01:50going to be Archie Manning real quick, and they're still in pretty good hands.

01:53We have not seen Quinn Ewerth since September 14th in the opening half, over a month ago

01:58against UTSA.