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Texas' QB competition followed the expected script; here's why the same can't be said for Oklahoma

Texas has its starting quarterback for the opener at Maryland in sophomore Sam Ehlinger.
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley is still waiting to make a decision between Allen’s Kyler Murray and Austin Kendall, less than two weeks from the start of the season.

Among the two Red Rivals, one competition has pretty much followed the preseason script everyone expected and the other has more suspense than almost anyone expected. By now, Murray was supposed to be the official heir to Heisman winner Baker Mayfield, leading a team ranked seventh in the preseason in the AP top 25 and seeking a Big 12 four-peat, if you believed the conventional wisdom.