5 overreactions after Texas's dominant win vs. OU

Quinn Ewers won't get fully back in a good rhythm in time for the Georgia game

It's not surprising that Ewers had some rust to shake off early in Red River after not playing live-game reps for Texas's offense for the past four weeks. Ewers and the Longhorns didn't get a first down on offense in the first quarter of a game for the first time during the Sarkisian era at Texas against OU yesterday.

Ewers returned to make his first start back from an abdominal strain injury for his third contest against the Sooners in Red River since he left the game in Week 3 against UTSA early in the second quarter.

This game felt a bit like Ewers' first game back from an upper-body injury last season in Texas's one-score road win over the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth. Ewers was off-target on some open throws against the Sooners defense, which he would otherwise be hitting on the mark at least 95 percent of the time when he's not coming back from an abdominal strain injury.

Ewers was able to rely on a couple of key targets in the receiving corps in this game, including Helm and freshman wide receiver Ryan Wingo. Texas overcame adversity with all the depth and talent in the receiving corps, after junior wide receiver Isaiah Bond left the game due to a lower-body injury.

It's crazy to think that the Longhorns could win this game without Ewers throwing for even 200 yards through the air and more than one touchdown pass. But Texas's depth and insane talent shined on both sides of the ball to pick up Ewers after a slow start to handily defeat the Sooners behind suffocating defense and an effective ground game.

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