Oklahoma stunned Texas on Saturday. The Sooners coaching staff was all over this game plan and the team executed the plan from the start.
There’s plenty to unpack from the game, but the ultimate takeaway is simple: Oklahoma played a great game and was better than Texas on the day. The game seemed to Oklahoma what the Alabama game was to Texas. The Sooners had an opportunity to make a statement and they did. They prepared to make a statement and won.
The biggest surprises were that Sooners won the trenches and quarterback Dillon Gabriel diced up the Longhorns through the run.
Much of the victory in the trenches came through scheme, but the Longhorns did not match the Sooners’ effort. Oklahoma wanted it more and it was evident from the first play. Texas sauntered into a buzz saw.
Let’s look at a few takeaways from Saturday’s game.