Johnathan Gray might be the hardest worker Charlie Strong has in the Texas locker room and he's been a productive player during his career.

But has the time come for Gray to take a back seat to D'Onta Foreman?

The numbers suggest the sophomore from Texas City should be getting more carries than the senior from Aledo. Foreman's 211 rushing yards through five games trails only Jerrod Heard (318) for the team lead; the 241-pound ball carrier is averaging 4.8 yards per rush, compared to just 3.8 per tote for Gray.

Foreman is coming off of a breakout game against TCU with 112 yards on 18 carries to go along with two receptions for the 32 yards. As Texas (1-4, 0-2 in the Big 12) awaits Saturday's AT&T Red River Showdown against No. 10 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0), Foreman isn't concerned about getting more touches as much as he's concerned about helping the Longhorns snap a three-game losing streak.

“Really, right now it's about the team,” Foreman said. “I look at it as when I'm called on I do what I can do to the best of my ability. I don't look at it as I should be [in the game] more or anything like that, whenever they call on me I just go out there and do what I'm supposed to do.”

That said, Foreman's ability to make people miss in the open field, pull away from the defense and power through unblocked defenders at the line of scrimmage appear to be the things Gray, who's less than two years removed from an Achilles tendon tear, can't do right now. Offensive play-caller Jay Norvell said this week Foreman is earning more carries, so the Sooners should plan on seeing plenty of him inside the Cotton Bowl.

But whomever is touching the ball for the Longhorns is doing so out of hard work and production as opposed to favoritism.

“We're loyal to the kids who are playing the best,” Norvell said. “Johnathan has been one of those guys for us.”