Why is Texas-Oklahoma kicking off at 2:30 p.m. instead of 11 a.m.? Explaining the afternoon start time for the 2024 version of the Red River Rivalry:

Texas' Quinn Ewers, who has missed the past two games with an abdomen strain, will return as the starting quarterback vs. rival Oklahoma on Saturday.

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.