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Oklahoma Sooners shutout by Texas 49-0 in Red River Showdown

Oklahoma didn’t have an answer for the Texas Longhorns, who dominated the Sooners 49-0 in the Red River Showdown.

It quite literally could not get worse for the Oklahoma Sooners at this point after a 49-0 loss to the Texas Longhorns in the Red River Showdown.

This loss was historic for the Sooners. It’s the first time they’ve been shutout by the Texas Longhorns since 1965.

The big story during the pregame was Dillon Gabriel. OU’s starting quarterback was warming up and even took reps with the starters, but when the teams came out of the tunnel for the start of the game, Gabriel was not dressed. Pittsburgh transfer Davis Beville, as expected, played in his place.

Beville didn’t look good. He struggled to complete the easiest of passes and failed to show even a little bit of touch on his throws. When called upon to run it himself, he couldn’t do it.

Brayden Willis led the team in receiving yards, while Marvin Mims finished the game with negative yards receiving.

Oklahoma committed to the wildcat offense for much of the game and did find some success, but ultimately could not find the end zone with it.

Quinn Ewers finally returned to the field and was nearly perfect. OU’s defense was at the mercy of Texas’ receivers and again had no idea where the ball was. The Longhorns killed the Sooners with play-action.

Much like last year’s game, Bijan Robinson ran all over the Sooners. Even when the Sooners did catch him in the backfield, he made it back to the line of scrimmage and further each time. Robinson ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns against the Sooners.

Once again, the OU secondary couldn’t hang with their opposition. Quinn Ewers had ample windows to throw into throughout the game and plenty of time to do so.

The Sooners have learned over the past two weeks just how bad their QB room is without Dillon Gabriel. Jeff Lebby showed no willingness to trust Beville to throw the ball downfield, and Beville gave him no reason to.

Lebby stuck with Beville all the way until the five-minute mark of the fourth quarter. Nick Evers came in to replace him. Lebby proceeded to call two runs a play-action pass, which was incomplete.

The Sooners have lost three straight games for the first time this century and sit at the bottom of the Big 12. They will come home to Norman next week to face the Kansas Jayhawks.

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Top storylines as the Sooners prepare for the Red River Showdown

Can the Oklahoma Sooners find their pass rush? What will they do at quarterback? Top storylines for the Oklahoma Sooners heading into the Red River Showdown.

It’s a game where anything can happen. That’s the thing Oklahoma can hang it’s golden hat on ahead of the 118th matchup in the Red River Showdown.

For the first time in a long time, the Oklahoma Sooners are on the other side of the coin, playing the role of underdog and hoping to spoil Texas’ shot at playing for a Big 12 title. It’s an unfamiliar situation for a Sooners team that has typically been viewed as the better side for much of the last decade and a half.

This is the game where the records get thrown out the window and what’s happened prior to the 11 a.m. kickoff in the Cotton Bowl doesn’t matter. All that matters it what happens between the lines on Saturday.

And as we’ve witnessed over the years, it doesn’t matter who the favorite is or how either team has played. And that intangible gives Oklahoma a puncher’s chance to pull off the upset.

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns: Sooners Wire staff predictions

Can the Oklahoma Sooners find some magic heading into the Red River Showdown?

The Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns meet in Dallas for the 118th meeting in the Red River Showdown.

Both teams are 3-2, but they’ve gotten to this point with very different seasons.

Oklahoma started strong with three 30-point wins to start the season, including a 45-point win over Nebraska in Lincoln. Since then, the Sooners’ defense has looked like a totally different unit and the offensive inconsistency led to back-to-back Big 12 losses to Kansas State and TCU.

Texas on the other hand has lost their games by a combined four points to Alabama at home and Texas Tech on the road in overtime. The Longhorns look like a better team than they were a year ago and the return of Quinn Ewers gives Texas a lift offensively.

Oklahoma’s quarterback situation is far less settled with Dillon Gabriel in concussion protocol. The Sooners don’t have a quarterback on the roster who has started an FBS game. Davis Beville has played some this year and previously at Pitt. General Booty was highly productive at the junior college level.

Everything seems to be going wrong for Oklahoma. This is the time for the Sooners to rally together. This is when we found out about this coaching staff. When the deck appears stacked together, this is when you find out about the mental makeup of your football program.

What’s it going to take for the Oklahoma Sooners to come out on top? In a game where anything can happen, the Oklahoma Sooners have to play sound defensively and hope for some Sooner Magic.

Up Next: Sooners Wire Staff Predictions

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5 Oklahoma Sooners to watch on offense vs. the Longhorns

Here are 5 players to watch on offense for the Oklahoma Sooners during the Red River Showdown vs. Texas

There’s a great many unknowns for the Oklahoma Sooners on the offensive side of the ball heading into their matchup with the Texas Longhorns. Namely, who’s going to start at quarterback?

Dillon Gabriel appeared in pads in a video released by Oklahoma football’s Twitter account yesterday. Does that mean he’ll be ready to go? Possibly. It feels more likely than it did on Monday.

With how the defense has been playing the last two weeks, the Sooners need a lights out performance from their offense. They can’t afford to punt eight times. They need points and a bunch of them to win.

Here are five players on the OU offense to watch during Red River.

Tale of the Tape: How does Oklahoma matchup against the Texas Longhorns?

As Oklahoma and Texas get set to meet in the Cotton Bowl, who has the edge for this year’s Red River Showdown?

The 118th meeting between the Oklahoma Sooners (3-2, 0-2 Big 12) and the Texas Longhorns (3-2, 1-1) features two teams with varied outlooks through the first five games of the season.

Oklahoma, losers of two straight in 2022, have won four straight matchups against the Longhorns dating back to the 2018 Big 12 championship game. But they head into Red River Showdown as touchdown underdogs to a Texas team that appears to be trending in a positive direction despite two early-season losses.

Texas lost to Alabama at home by one point on a field goal in the final minute of play. A fumble on the first play from scrimmage by Bijan Robinson sunk Texas in overtime against Texas Tech, who kicked the game winner on their first possession in the extra period.

The Cotton Bowl and the Red River Showdown provides an atmosphere where the strange and atypical can happen. Much like we saw a year ago when the underdog Texas Longhorns took a 38-18 lead into halftime, this game can take on an odd complexion regardless of how the two teams have performed in the weeks ahead.

Bryant Crews provided his keys to the game and Ben Dackiw laid out what Oklahoma has to do to pick up a win.

Let’s get ready for the Red River Showdown with this week’s tale of the tape.

Three Keys to an Oklahoma victory in the Red River Rivalry

3 keys for the Oklahoma Sooners to pick up a win in the Red River a showdown vs. the Texas Longhorns.

Oklahoma is between a rock and hard place as it heads into one of college football’s marquee rivalry games.

It’s Texas week for the Oklahoma Sooners and the team couldn’t need a win more.

Brent Venables is no stranger to this game. He has been a part of it many times, but this will be his first as the head coach. He comes into the game with a team probably low on confidence, bruised and battered and not playing good football.

In his weekly press conference, Venables talked about Texas being four points away from being an undefeated team. He’s right. One of those losses was to Alabama in a game the Longhorns were a play or two away from winning. This team isn’t a slouch and with its health starting to look up, the game is going to be difficult for Oklahoma.

There’s a path for Oklahoma to win this game. How does Oklahoma get there? Here are three keys to victory.

Up Next: “You’re Unpredictable!”

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5 things the Sooners need to do to beat the Longhorns

5 things that need to go right for the Oklahoma Sooners to pick up a win over the Texas Longhorns in Dallas.

For the first time in over a decade, the Oklahoma Sooners are not viewed as the better team heading into Red River. After back-to-back losses against conference opponents, OU is desperate for a win.

Brent Venables has a chance to save the season with a win in Dallas this weekend. There are a few problems, however, the Longhorns aren’t going to make it easy and the Sooners are reeling from several injuries to key players.

Despite those things, an upset is not out of the question. Here are five things the Sooners need to do to beat the Longhorns and quite possibly revive their season.

Everything Brent Venables had to say in his Tuesday press conference

Coming off the loss to TCU and in preparation for the Texas Longhorns what did Brent Venables have to say when he met with the media Tuesday?

Brent Venables met with the media on Tuesday for about 30 minutes to answer questions about the Oklahoma Sooners’ performance against TCU and how this team moves forward with Texas on the horizon.

This will be Venables first foray into the Red River Showdown as a head coach after participating in 13 of these games in the Cotton Bowl as an Oklahoma assistant. On the heels of two-straight losses, Venables insisted this game, and the preparation is no different than any other game.

Venables answered a wide range of questions from the injury situation to the quarterback spot and how they bounce back heading into the Red River Showdown.

As we begin to look at the Texas Longhorns, here’s everything Brent Venables had to say during his Tuesday press conference.

Expectations don’t change for Jeff Lebby, whoever starts at QB in Red River

Jeff Lebby shared with the media on Monday that regardless of who is playing QB the Sooners expect to play well this weekend.

In a week chock-full of storylines for the 118th edition of the Red River Showdown, quite possibly the biggest storyline ahead of this week’s matchup is the availability of Dillon Gabriel.

Gabriel is in the concussion protocol following a vicious hit he suffered in the loss to TCU that left him motionless on the field for a brief time. If Dillon Gabriel is unable to clear the protocol for this week’s matchup, which feels unlikely, then the Sooners would turn to Davis Beville for the start.

Beville, who transferred in from Pitt this offseason, has thrown 50 passes across three seasons, completing 62.8% of his passes for 301 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, and averaged 6 yards per attempt.

He’s got some experience. His most extended run came in the Peach Bowl when he came in for the injured Nick Patti. Patti was starting after Kenny Pickett opted out to prepare for the 2022 NFL draft.

In the 31-21 loss, Beville was 14 of 18 for 149 yards, one touchdown, and one interception. As the backup through the first five games of the season, if Beville is the starter for the Sooners this weekend, the expectations don’t change for offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby.

“With Davis moving forward, it’s our job to put guys in a position of success regardless of who’s out there,” Lebby said on Monday. “We’ve talked a bunch about that as a unit and as a staff. Regardless of who’s playing, man, our expectation is to play well and play cleaner and play better.”

All of what he says is true. Everyone on the offense needs to play better for the Oklahoma Sooners to win the Red River Showdown. While the early returns from Beville haven’t been great, he does have some experience he can lean into to set him up for success against the Texas Longhorns.

“The thing is, more than anything, is just having experience,” Lebby said when asked what Beville brings to the table. “Man, being able to pull from some of the things that he’s gone through that’s gotten him to this point. You know, playing in some big games prior to this.”

While his experience is limited, it’s far more than what General Booty or Nick Evers brings to the table. Neither Booty nor Evers has started a game at the FBS level. Brent Venables mentioned that they’re going to make sure to give each of their three quarterbacks some reps this week to have everyone ready to play.

It’s the most important game of the season because it’s the next game of the season for Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners. In desperate need of a win, the Sooners are hoping that one of their quarterbacks rising to the occasion to help lead them to a win over their Red River Rivals.

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‘Three quarterbacks taking reps’: Sooners QB situation a mystery heading into Red River Rivalry

WIth Dillon Gabriel’s status uncertain, the quarterback situation for the Oklahoma Sooners remains a mystery.

With Dillon Gabriel recovering from a concussion he suffered during the game against TCU, the Oklahoma Sooners are in a bit of a pickle. There isn’t another QB with starting experience at the division one level on the roster.

Given the current feelings on concussions in football and the lack of confirmation on Gabriel’s status, starting him just a week after sustaining a concussion doesn’t seem likely.

Brent Venables has not named a starting quarterback for this weekend.

“We’ll have three quarterbacks taking reps this week,” Venables said.

With so little experience on the depth chart, this is how it needs to be. Davis Beville didn’t look good against the Horned Frogs, but coming off the bench on the road is very difficult. With more reps in practice this week, Beville would be in a better position to run the offense should he be given the nod to start.

JUCO transfer General Booty is an interesting option. He put up great numbers at the JUCO level but has not thrown a pass this season. He’s an unknown quantity, even more so than Beville.

And then there’s Nick Evers. The four-star true freshman out of Flower Mound, Texas. Venables didn’t say much during his press conference, but he did speak highly of Evers’ improvement since coming to OU.

“We saw all that potential: throwing, running, decision making really come to fruition over the last several weeks.”

Evers improving so much is a very good thing, but making your first career start at the Cotton Bowl for Red River is a big ask. The same goes for Booty, who would also be making his first career start at the FBS level.

Beville, who would also be making his first career start, has been the No. 2 QB on this roster throughout the regular season. He has the most experience, albeit not very much. Unless Booty or Evers outperforms him in practice this week, which is very possible, Beville will be making the start in Dallas.

Neither Venables nor Lebby gave a concrete answer on whether or not Gabriel will be ready to go by Saturday, but even if Gabriel does clear concussion protocol before then, it would seem unlikely that he plays.

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