Measuring Tom Herman's leash on Sam Ehlinger; evaluating Kyler Murray's debut as a starter

Chuck Carlton, Big 12 beat writer for SportsDayDFW.com and The Dallas Morning News, answered questions about the league during a live chat Wednesday. Here are some highlights:

How long do you think the leash is for Ehlinger in Texas -- could Shane start Week 3 if he's unimpressive vs Tulsa?

It's probably fair to say that Sam Ehlinger specifically and Texas in general needs a bounce-back effort against Tulsa. Ehlinger wasn't bad against Maryland. For the first three quarters, he was doing exactly what Texas wanted him to do -- stay in the pocket more, take care of the football, checking into some nice gains. Then came the two interceptions on the last three drives, sandwiched about a fumble by…