AUSTIN, Texas � Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels already has delivered one program-shaking play in Austin. He would love to do it again.
Quinn Ewers guided Texas to a win over Alabama that changed the trajectory of the season for the Longhorns. His goal is to keep them barreling ahead on course to a Big 12 title.
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