A lot needs to go right for the Sooners to come out of the Cotton Bowl with a win. The defense will need to do things that they haven’t done in the last two weeks. Namely, tackle the ballcarrier. They need to catch Bijan Robinson at or behind the line of scrimmage.
The pass rush has been a non-factor in OU’s last two game. Be it Hudson Card or Quinn Ewers, they need to make one of their lives difficult. Ewers and Card can and will pick apart the secondary if they’re given time.
Whoever lines up under center for the Sooners needs be able to control the clock. We still don’t have a concrete answer on Gabriel’s status, so Davis Beville could be making his first career start. Whoever it is, kill the clock and keep the Longhorns’ offense off the field.
Expect a high scoring game.
It may look bleak, but I will be darned if I ever pick against the Sooners in Red River.
Oklahoma 42, Texas 40
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