Texas-Oklahoma rivalry a test for QBs Ewers, Hawkins amid the tension and noise in the Cotton Bowl

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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.

Top-ranked Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) and No. 18 Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1) head into that swirling environment Saturday with vastly different experience, skill sets and question marks around the most important position on the field.

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