GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: The Texas defense versus OU quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray is a dangerous dual-threat quarterback, and the Longhorns have to make him as one-dimensional as possible by limiting his yardage on off-schedule plays. That will be a tough task — expect Texas to put a “spy” on Murray to keep him in check.
DRAFT SLANT
–WR Collin Johnson has the size (6-foot-6, 215 pounds), athleticism and speed that the NFL loves, but he needs to be more aggressive. Texas coach Tom Herman has ordered his quarterbacks to go to the go-route to Johnson anytime and every time he draws single coverage, and that strategy worked for a 22-yard TD in the loss to Maryland. He now has 25 catches for 350 yards and three TDs combined in the first five games.
ROSTER REPORT:
–D’Shawn Jamison earned kudos from the Big 12 as its Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday following his performance at Kansas State. It is the first weekly honor for Jamison in his career. Jamison returned a punt 90 yards for his first career touchdown.
–QB Sam Ehlinger was 29-of-39 passing for 207 yards and a 4-yard TD to Collin Johnson. It was Ehlinger’s 11th 200-yard passing game, tied with Garrett Gilbert (2009-11) for the eighth-most in program history.
–WR Devin Duvernay caught a career-high six passes for 43 yards in the win.
–RB Keaontay Ingram, a freshman. matched his career-high with 10 carries for a career-best 68 rushing yards.
–DBs Montrell Estelle and B.J. Foster, both of whom suffered concussions over the past two weeks, will be evaluated in the run up to Saturday’s game against No. 7 Oklahoma and are expected to be cleared to play.