AUSTIN - Quinn Ewers nearly played for the Texas Longhorns in their SEC opener vs. Mississippi State. In fact, there was no clear decision on his status for th

Unbeaten and No. 2-ranked Texas enters its first of two bye weeks and knows it has plenty to work on. After all, the Longhorns didn’t even score 50 points last Saturday. What’s up with that? Yeah, the measuring stick has changed in the 512 because Steve Sarkisian appears to be on track to building a monster with a team that currently ranks 11th nationally in scoring offense and tied for second in scoring defense.

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is expected to start in the Longhorns' Oct. 12 Red River Showdown against rival Oklahoma, according to 247Sports. Ewers missed Texas' last two games while dealing with an abdominal injury he suffered in his team's win against UTSA.