QB Quinn Ewers stars as Texas shuts out Oklahoma in showdown

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In his first Red River Showdown, Ewers made the most of his opportunity, leading Texas to a historic win over Oklahoma.

After getting the starting nod late this week, Ewers threw for a career-high289 yards, completing 21 of 31 passes for four touchdown and one interception.

It was a dream of the redshirt freshman to play in the Cotton Bowl, which is 30 miles from his high school.

Growing up a fan, Ewers always wanted to play in the game. It is pretty special.

In the middle of the State Fair of Texas, Ewers stood out to his teammates with his demeanor.

Jordan Whittington caught five passes for 97 yards. He looked calm and relaxed the entire time. If you went to war with someone and you saw him freak out, you would freak out. You're chilling because you're in a war with someone. I would be relaxed as well.

After Hudson Card and Ewers looked better than they had in weeks, Steve Sarkisian didn't make a decision on who would be the starter until late in the week.

Everyone thinks this was the plan. I didn't tell them anything until Thursday afternoon.

He was pleased with how Ewers performed.

Sarkisian said thatQuinn was correct. The ball was on time. The people who made the plays were the ones who were the most skilled. The reason we did what we did was because he was ready in the end.

It was the biggest margin of victory in the 118-game series for both teams, as well as the Longhorns' first blanking of the Sooners in 50 years. It was the largest margin of defeat in program history for the Sooners, and they lost by their largest margin of defeat in history. For the first time in school history, the Sooners have lost two games in a row by more than 30 points.

It ended a 311-game scoring streak by Oklahoma, which was the seventh longest in the nation, and it also ended a 167-game streak with an offensive touchdown by the Sooners.

Without Gabriel, who is in concussion protocol and was ruled out this week, the Sooners tried a patchwork approach at quarterback, using backup Davis Beville, who went 6-of-9. Venables said after the game that Gabriel was progressing and the Sooners would be watching him.

The Sooners had 195 yards and 11 first downs. The leading receiver for the Sooners had two catches.

Venables said that the team was good enough on both sides of the ball to have a chance to win the game. I did a very poor job.

For Texas, which had lost four straight to Oklahoma, it was a chance to celebrate and bring the Golden Hat trophy back to Austin.

It was heartbreaking to not be able to bring the hat home again. You're never going to forget that even if you leave with it this year. When people ask what happened with the OU game, we can tell them with a smile, "Go ahead and sit down."

It was important for Ewers to win the game for his state.

He said that they all circled it on the calendar. They come into our state and we own it. It's a lot of fun for them to come in and give us the hat back.