AUSTIN, Texas — With only one day standing between Texas and a second meeting with Oklahoma, this time with the conference title on the line in the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Football Championship, Tom Herman has a squad that’s healthy.

How healthy? Herman said following Thursday’s practice that the Longhorns will have all hands on deck when facing the Sooners.

“We are as healthy as we’ve been in a while,” Herman said.

The list of Longhorns who will be available to hit the field at AT&T Stadium (11 a.m., ABC) to try and win the program’s first conference championship since 2009 includes safety Brandon Jones. Returning for the regular-season finale on the road against Kansas after missing three games recovering from an ankle injury, Jones left the 24-17 win over the Jayhawks on Black Friday with a head injury.

Herman said during his Monday press conference that Jones was on track to return to the practice field on Wednesday. All indications are that Jones will be on the field against Oklahoma where a repeat of his performance in the 48-45 win the Longhorns walked out of the Cotton Bowl with at the conclusion of the AT&T Red River Showdown on Oct. 6 (a team-high nine tackles and an interception that led to a Texas field goal) would be welcomed by defensive coordinator Todd Orlando and the rest of the stoppers.

“Barring any setback he’ll be good to go,” Herman said.

Quarterback Sam Ehlinger “practiced the whole week, threw the whole week, did well,” according to Herman. Ehlinger appeared to aggravate the right AC shoulder contusion he suffered in the team’s 24-10 win over Iowa State on Nov. 17 in the Kansas game, throwing for a full-game season-low 154 yards and two interceptions, the first of which ended his Big 12-record streak of consecutive pass attempts without an interception at 308.

Ehlinger initially injured his right shoulder in the team’s 23-17 home victory over Baylor on Oct. 13. After leaving the game on the first possession for the Longhorns and not returning, Ehlinger rested the following week during the team’s open date before returning to practice with limitations leading up to the Oct. 27 road game against Oklahoma State.

Leading up to the game with the Cowboys, Ehlinger began a limited throwing regiment. Ehlinger threw 25 full-padded throws on Tuesday of that week, which was followed by 50 throws on Wednesday and was a full participant on Thursday’s practice before he threw for 283 yards, ran for 47 more and accounted for four touchdowns while playing the whole game in a 38-35 loss to the Cowboys.

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“It’s been the same regiment as post-Baylor,” Herman said.

Herman also said linebacker Gary Johnson will be back on the field for the Big 12 title game after sitting out the Kansas game due to a suspension for a violation of team rules. Herman said, as of the end of Thursday’s practice, there were no other suspensions the Longhorns would be dealing with that would impact things on Saturday.