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Texas vs Oklahoma Prediction, Game Preview

Texas vs Oklahoma game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

Texas vs Oklahoma prediction, game preview, how to watch. Week 6, Saturday, October 8

Texas vs Oklahoma How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 8
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
How To Watch: ABC
Record: Texas (3-2), Oklahoma (3-2)
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Texas vs Oklahoma Game Preview

Why Oklahoma Will Win

What’s going right after two straight ugly performances?

QB Dillon Gabriel is questionable at very, very best after suffering a concussion in the 55-24 loss to TCU, the defense couldn’t do anything right in the 41-34 loss to Kansas State, and …

The running game still works. It struggled against TCU – especially when Gabriel got knocked out – but overall the rotation of backs is working, the offensive line is doing a solid job, and it all has to click against a Texas defense that struggled against Alabama’s ground game but has been solid against everyone else.

The Longhorns aren’t taking the ball away – none in the last two games and just two on the year – the offense isn’t controlling the clock, and …

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Why Texas Will Win

Is Quinn Ewers ready to go?

While Oklahoma is prepping backup quarterback Davis Beville and giving JUCO transfer General Booty practice time, Texas is hoping to get its No. 1 QB back after getting knocked out in the Alabama loss.

No matter who’s under center, the Longhorn offense will be about three things: Bijan, Bijan, and Bijan.

The Oklahoma defensive front can get behind the line, but it has been miserable against the run with Kansas State and TCU ripping off yards in huge chunks.

The quarterbacks did the most damage – Kansas State’s Adrian Martinez and TCU’s Max Duggan each ran at will – but the backs got involved, too, and now it’s Bijan Robinson time. He hit the 100-yard mark over each of the last three games, he’s averaging six yards per carry, and he’ll keep getting fed until OU proves it can stop him.

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What’s Going To Happen

This is one of those games that never, ever disappoints.

Texas looked like it was going to make a massive national statement as it ripped through Oklahoma in the first half of last year’s game, and then Caleb Williams stepped in and had other ideas in the 55-48 Sooner win.

OU survived the crazy 53-45 shootout in 2020, it pulled off a close win in 2019, Texas won in 2018 thanks to Cameron Dicker the freshman kicker, and on and on and on.

And sometimes weird things happen.

A mediocre 2015 Texas team handed a College Football Playoff-bound Oklahoma its only loss of the regular season.

The Sooners have owned the Red River Showdown lately, but these games are almost always close, there are always wild momentum swings, and they always play a huge role in the Big 12 title chase.

In this insane year in the conference with all ten teams good enough beat any of the other teams on the right day, this is even more of a must win than normal for two coaches who can’t lose this.

An Oklahoma win might show that the Brent Venables era really might be okay with a little bit of time, and a Texas win would settle that part of the base that’s not quite sold yet on Steve Sarkisian.

Oklahoma will make this close throughout with its best performance in a few weeks, but the problems at quarterback and leaky run defense will be too much to overcome.

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Texas vs Oklahoma Prediction, Line

Texas 38, Oklahoma 34
Line: Texas -7, o/u: 65
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Texas vs Oklahoma Must See Rating (out of 5): 4.5
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Sorry if this take sucks, it’s not my fault …

The best blurbs opted out or transferred to columns that paid more NIL money.

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You’ll have to be patient. It’s written in Brian Kelly’s Boston accent.

I think … it was a joke.

I know … Brian Kelly tries really hard to be funny, but he’s too dead-pan for a large portion of the social media world that’s dead inside.

I believe … those who didn’t understand that Kelly is trying to poke fun at himself would also fall for the “hey, where are the left-handed footballs?” gag.

I think … there were a whole slew of problems with the bowl season, but …

I know … it was a lot better than last year’s version. However …

I believe … this might have been the bowl season that could cause a tweak to the whole thing.

I think … Texas A&M and UCLA and Hawaii – and others – showed that it’s way too easy to not play in these things.

I know … there’s no dogging a team for not being able to go because of COVID issues.

I believe … several of the canceled bowls could’ve figured out a way to make the games go a few days later if the teams that tapped out really wanted to make it happen.

I think … not having enough top players able to go is no excuse.

I know … LSU’s remaining coaches and players deserve all the credit in the world for giving it the old college try with a totally depleted lineup. However …

I believe … in just about every way possible, the Texas Bowl is Exhibit A for the “too many bowls” prosecution I’m fighting with as we speak.

I think … the SEC is still the SEC, but …

I know … the brand took a hit with so many losses, but …

I believe … if every SEC team this bowl season had its full complement of players – or, just a few key parts who took off because they’re too good for bowl games – the final numbers would be different.

I think … coaches leaving their teams before the bowls is way, way, 100x worse than players opting out.

I know … Matt Corral is a grown man who made a grown man decision to play.

I believe … everyone needs to quit saying Corral – and others who played – did things “the right way,” because that would mean Kenny Pickett, Kenneth Walker, Chris Olave, etc. did things the “wrong” way.

I think … it takes a giant pair to fault a kid for preserving his investment and dreams by opting out, all while the coaches, the networks, the universities, the non-revenue athletes, the local business, the bowl people in the cool jackets, the t-shirt salesmen, the concession booths, the gambling world, the school fund-raising effort, etc. all generate hundreds of millions of dollars off the players.

I know … the opt-out answer is simple: money.

I believe … top players will eventually have NIL deals with clauses that pay more if they showcase their talents in a top bowl game.

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I think … Jim Harbaugh will be the next head coach of the Chicago Bears.

I know … he has taken Michigan as far as it can go considering the Ohio State problem will never go away.

I believe … Michigan hiring Urban Meyer would be the greatest thing in the history of things, followed closely by Lane Kiffin somehow being the next Wolverine head man. Neither of which will happen, of course, if Harbaugh really does leave.

I think … the College Football Playoff desperately needs to expand.

I know … 13 of the 16 CFP semifinals have been double-digit blowouts.

I believe … more games would make things harder for the top teams. More chances to suffer a key injury, have a bad day, not be 100%, because …

I think … when you give the teams with all of the talent a month to get healthy and ready, bad things happen.

I know … I’m awful at picking College Football Playoff semifinal games, but I got these two dead-cold, because …

I believe … Alabama and Georgia have lots and lots and lots and lots of talent. Michigan brought lots of talent, and Cincinnati brought talent.

I think … I made the smart move leaving the Orange Bowl relatively early before the fourth to make the drive across Florida.

I know … that thing was over after Georgia’s first drive.

I believe … no one started out with a worse 2022 than the soul-crushed- super-fan-who-spent-thousands-on-that-game dad in the Hard Rock Stadium parking lot 1) all decked out in Michigan gear and 2) totally clueless where the car was, all while 3) getting asked over and over again by the wife “where’s the car?” because 4) the exhausted kids were crying that they wanted to go to the car.

I think … going forward, every bowl should have a contingency plan.

I know … there should be at least ten other teams at the ready to go play if needed.

I believe … if nothing else, the backup teams would get in some extra practices, which is pretty much what truly matters about the bowl season.

I think … ESPN couldn’t trip over itself fast enough to push the “bowls matter” agenda with almost every broadcast.

I know … these are businesses. Bowl games are money for everyone involved – EVERYONE involved – from the promotion for the theme parks, to the business deals done by the people who run them, to the restaurants, to the hotels, to the sponsors, and on and on and on, but …

I believe … they’re all sold to the world as these magnanimous fun things the bowls do for the love of the game and the joy of the players, when they’re all just promotional events for the cities.

I think … other than the College Football Playoff and the Rose Bowl, bowls really don’t matter, but …

I know … it really doesn’t matter that bowls don’t really matter, with college football playing its exhibition season at the end, because …

I believe … bowls are awesome, and anyone who thinks otherwise totally watched them anyway. Yes, the system should be revamped, and yes, they are about money, but they’re fun. What are you going to do in December, other stuff?

I think … I refuse to acknowledge the trying-to-be-cool crowd that likes to dismiss bowl games, just because.

I know … many of those people actually believe the NBA matters before late May.

I believe … December would suck without the bowls.

I think … the powers-that-be are batspit insane to not do the 12-team expanded College Football Playoff format, because …

I know … the overall system would still be fine – people have to bet on something – but December viewership and interest would go up 50 levels if some of these bowls were playoff games.

I believe … there has to be a mechanism to play your way in. You win your Power Five championship, you’re in.

I think … the bowls want to get rid of your opt-out problem.

I know … an expanded College Football Playoff would do just that for the biggest stars.

I believe … it’s going to happen. For now, everyone is posturing and everyone is being weird about it.

I think … I’ll do another one of these things hitting each and every bowl game from this post-season.

I know … it’ll be more fun than this version was.

I believe … it won’t be so preachy. That’s a lie, but I’ll give it a shot.

I think … I know it’s all going to be okay.

I know … I believe it’s all going to be okay.

I believe … I think it’s all going to be okay.

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Big 12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

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Results So Far
SU: 30-12, ATS: 25-17, Point Total: 21-14-1

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Saturday, October 16

Oklahoma State at Texas

12:00, FOX
Line: Texas -5.5, o/u: 60

BYU at Baylor

3:30, ESPN
Line: Baylor -6, o/u: 50

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Texas Tech at Kansas

4:00, Big 12 Network/ESPN3
Line: Texas Tech -16.5, o/u: 66.5

Iowa State at Kansas State

7:30, ESPN2
Line: Iowa State -6.5, o/u: 51.5

TCU at Oklahoma

7:30, ABC
Line: Oklahoma -10.5, o/u: 66

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Big 12 Predictions, Schedule, Game Previews, Lines, TV: Week 6

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Results So Far
SU: 30-9, ATS: 25-14, Point Total: 19-13-1

Saturday, October 9

12:00, ABC
Line: Oklahoma -3.5, o/u: 63.5

West Virginia at Baylor

12:00, FS1
Line: Baylor -3, o/u: 44.5

TCU at Texas Tech

7:00, ESPN
Line: TCU -1.5, o/u: 61

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Oklahoma vs Texas Prediction, Game Preview

Oklahoma vs Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

Oklahoma vs Texas prediction, game preview, how to watch: Saturday, October 9

Oklahoma vs Texas How To Watch

Date: Saturday, October 9
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
How To Watch: ABC
Record: Oklahoma (5-0), Texas (4-1)
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Oklahoma vs Texas Game Preview

Why Texas Will Win

Oklahoma’s offense needs a tune-up.

It’s fine by normal standards.

It’s averaging 433 yards and 38 points per game, the passing attack is adequate, and the team has done something right to get to 5-0, but outside of a scrimmage against Western Carolina, the pop just isn’t there.

Texas is the one coming into this with the hot offense the kids are all slamming to.

No. 1 in the Big 12 in scoring, yards, ruining, and passing efficiency, everything that was supposed to happen with Steve Sarkisian taking over is actually kicking in.

The Longhorns figured out that Casey Thompson was the right quarterback fit for now, Bijan Robinson is close to becoming the best running back in college football, and it’s all leading to lots of big plays, lots of third down conversions, and the ability to come through in tight games like the 32-27 win over TCU.

Oklahoma’s problem is the inability to run with any consistency. Without a Jalen Hurts or Kyler Murray under center, and Rhamondre Stevenson off being a New England Patriot, the ground game is okay. It’s not good enough, though, for Oklahoma to be Oklahoma.

If Texas gets out to a quick lead, then OU will have to press for the first time all year, but …

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Why Oklahoma Will Win

The team has figured something out.

So Oklahoma isn’t ripping through teams with frightening precision. So it’s having way too hard a time putting games away. So all four games against FBS teams were decided by a touchdown or less.

There’s a little too much playing with fire, but the Sooners have been able to pull off several solid wins with defense, not screwing up, and enough offense to get the job done without taking any unnecessary chances.

The running game isn’t that bad. Kennedy Brooks and Eric Gray are combining for over five yards per carry.

Spencer Rattler doesn’t rip off big runs, but that’s not his job. He’s not making the big plays through the air he did last year, but he’s more accurate – hitting 76% of his passes – and he’s not making the killer mistakes.

The D is getting the job done, too, when it absolutely has to.

The Sooners aren’t allowing much of anything on the ground – Bijan Robinson isn’t going to find a whole lot of room to move – and the pass rush is good enough to be a bother. And then there’s the other key to the new and not-really-improved-but-different Sooners …

Turnovers. There really aren’t any.

Last year at this point there were nine. This year after five games there are four, and two of them were in the opener against Tulane.

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What’s Going To Happen

Is this still going to be as much fun when the two are in the SEC and not playing for Big 12 world domination? That’s for another day.

The real question is this. Is Oklahoma really playing so many tight games because it’s being relatively conservative – and sputtering in a play-not-to-lose sort of way – or is it because it can’t do what it’s supposed to.

We’re about to find out.

This probably goes one of two ways. Either the Oklahoma defense rises up and rocks – and that becomes the storyline – or the Texas offense gets hot and the OU O really doesn’t have the extra gear.

Or it might be a little of both. The Texas offense plays better, the Oklahoma defense keeps this in range, and in the end, Rattler and the attack doesn’t quite come through with the one clutch scoring drive it needs to pull this out.

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Oklahoma vs Texas Prediction, Line

Texas 31, Oklahoma 27
Line: Oklahoma -3.5, o/u: 63.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 1.5

Must See Rating: 5

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College Football Expert Picks, Predictions: Week 6

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 6, highlighted by Oklahoma vs Texas, Penn State at Iowa, and Alabama at Texas A&M.

College football expert picks, predictions for Week 6, highlighted by Oklahoma vs Texas, Penn State at Iowa, and Alabama at Texas A&M.

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Houston at Tulane

7:30, ESPN
Line: Houston -6, o/u: 60

Gill Alexander, VSIN: Tulane
Eric Bolin, RazorbacksWire.com: Houston
Patrick Conn, LSUTigersWire.com Tulane
Adam Dubbin, GatorsWire.com Houston
Jeff Feyerer, CFN: Houston
Dan Harralson, VolsWire.com: Houston*
Phil Harrison, BuckeyesWire.com: Houston
Jeremy Mauss, MWwire.com: Houston
Kevin McGuire, NittanyLionsWire.com: Houston*
Big Game Ben Niewoehner, CFN Houston
Johnny Rosenstein, SportsBookWire.com: Houston
Nick Shepkowski, FightingIrishWire.com: Tulane
John Williams, SoonersWire.com: Tulane
Clucko the Chicken, CFN: Tulane
CONSENSUS PICK: Houston*

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Think, Know, Believe After Week 5: College Football Daily Cavalcade

College Football Daily Cavalcade: What I think, what I know, and what I believe after a huge Week 5.

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Sorry if this take sucks, it’s not my fault …

It meant for you to get your popcorn ready because popcorn is yummy, not because it thought it would be any good against Alabama.

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It’s not like you all would rather be spending the next several months arguing whether or not Notre Dame should be in the College Football Playoff

I think … Cincinnati is very, very good.

I know … it could at least hang with – if not beat – any one of 127 other college football teams this year.

I believe … it’s not Alabama or Georgia. However, this year, no one is.

I think … Miami University, Murray State, at Indiana, at Notre Dame, Temple, UCF, at Navy, at Tulane, Tulsa, at USF, SMU, at East Carolina is not anywhere near a worthy enough slate to deserve one of the four spots in the College Football Playoff, no matter what.

I know … it’s absolutely not fair to Cincinnati.

I believe … very soon, BYU is going to be the real outside-the-box team we’re going to be talking about in the College Football Playoff.

I think … it would be fine if Cincinnati got in. Whatever.

I know … it would create enough energy to at least placate the Everyone Gets A Trophy crowd that wants to see the Group of Five team get a shot.

I believe … Tim Tebow and Florida just scored again on unbeaten Cincinnati in the 2010 Sugar Bowl.

I think … the Pac-12 continues to be the most entertaining conference in college football – for the most part.

I know … 2020 was a blast for the Pac-12 – in a limited season – and this year’s big games are a must see.

I believe … 95% of America was sleeping during the first half of Arizona State-UCLA.

I think … you should never, ever, ever, ever, EVER go for two unless you absolutely have to.

I know … Arizona State changed the entire tenor of the game by converting an unnecessary two-point conversion early in the second half.

I believe … if you have the over on the 55 point total, and the team hits the mark by unnecessarily going for two … cool.

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I think … that even though I’m the Never Go For 2 guy, in Arizona State’s case early in the second half against UCLA, it absolutely did the right thing. (To whiteboard this, Arizona State was up 24-23, scored a touchdown on the first drive of the second half, and it went for two and got it to go up nine. UCLA had to take several extra chances the rest of the way because of it.)

I know … if you score a touchdown to go up seven, going for two is a no-risk shot at making it a two score game.

I believe … in almost any situation, if you miss the two and remain up seven, the other team will always kick the extra point to tie it up if it scores a touchdown. Herm Edwards is the one coach who seems to get that.

I think … Georgia really might be the best team in college football.

I know … Alabama actually is beatable.

I believe … the 2021 Georgia team might be a modified version of 2019 LSU – with the Dawg D as good as that Tiger O – if we ever get to see a healthy JT Daniels and a slew of able-bodied receivers.

I think … Florida is still the third-best team in the SEC.

I know … Kentucky beat the Gators for just the second time since 1986.

I believe … the Wildcat schedule is so manageable, the Sugar Bowl is a real, live possibility.

I think … Wisconsin is suddenly bad at football now.

I know … it’s because it can’t run, and that’s what the program did as well or better than anyone for over two decades.

I believe … it doesn’t matter who wins or where else you go or went. For the fun factor, deep down, in places you do talk about at parties, EVERYONE wishes they went to Wisconsin.

Pure electricity on the Michigan sidelines pic.twitter.com/UUG9vN3ebN

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I think … I’m done trying to figure out West Virginia.

I know … I’m done trying to figure out USC.

I believe … I’m REALLY done trying to figure out Minnesota.

I think … Clemson is just mediocre this year, partly because of injuries and partly because the O line can’t get the ground game going.

I know … it still has the talent to be a whole lot better than it is.

I believe … it’s somehow still going to win the ACC Championship.

I think … Texas is about to rise up soon and start making a giant statement.

I know … Oklahoma is going to get tagged at some point.

I believe … the Big 12 is still knee deep in the College Football Playoff chase.

I think … I honestly don’t know what we’re all supposed to call the Texas and Oklahoma game.

I know … I really don’t care if it should be called the shootout, the rivalry, or Steve.

I believe … from here on, I’m going with the Red River Cocktail Party.

I think … I know it’s all going to be okay.

I know … I believe it’s all going to be okay.

I believe … I think it’s all going to be okay.

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Oklahoma vs Texas Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns prediction and college basketball game preview.

Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns prediction and college basketball game preview.

Oklahoma vs Texas Broadcast

Date: Tuesday, January 26
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
Network: ESPN2

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Oklahoma (9-4) vs Texas (11-2) Game Preview

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Why Oklahoma Will Win

The Sooners are on a three-game winning streak because they’re hitting their shots. They’re hitting from the outside – the threes are dropping – they’re getting to the basket, and they’re getting to the free throw line.

For this Sooner team, it’s about hitting at last 40% of its shots, and it’s blowing past that lately. When it makes 42% from the field or more it’s 8-1, with the only loss coming to Xavier early in the season when the Musketeers were crazy-hot from three.

However …

Why Texas Will Win

The Texas defense allows teams to shoot just 39% from the field with the No. 1 D in the Big 12 in field goal percentage.

It forces missed shots, it attacks everything on the boards, and it doesn’t allow second chance points. Oklahoma is okay at rebuilding – but not amazing – and it’s not necessarily consistent from the field. Even more than that, the Sooners are freakishly mediocre on the road.

This three-game winning streak was all at home. It’s 7-1 in its last eight games at home, and 1-3 on the season on the road with that only win coming way back in early December.

What’s Going To Happen

Texas has lost two games. They were both close, and they were both losses for one specific reason – free throws.

Oklahoma is fantastic on the free throw line, and Texas is a wee bit flaky. However, all the Longhorns have to do is hit more than half of their attempts. Their two of their three worst free throw shooting games of the year were …

The 68-64 loss to Villanova, and the 79-77 loss to Texas Tech. The other was in the blowout win over Kansas State, so they have to get better on the line fast.

They’ll hit over 60% and the defense will take care of the rest.

Oklahoma vs Texas Prediction, Line

Texas 73, Oklahoma 67
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Texas -5.5, o/u: 143
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2

Must See Rating: 3.5

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1: The team down 8 late went for a freaking field goal

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Texas vs Oklahoma: 5 Thoughts On The Sooners 53-45 Win Over The Longhorns

5 thoughts and an instant reaction on the Oklahoma 53-45 win over Texas.

5 thoughts and an instant reaction on the Oklahoma 53-45 win over Texas.

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5. Remember, this all started because of THAT third down pass

Let’s start with this …

The finish saved us all from the Lincoln Riley Can’t Coach thing that social media was cranking up.

The amazing finishing kick and overtimes helped stop that, but the Sooners were just this close to losing a third straight game after being up by double digits late.

On the flip side …

Oklahoma was just this close to being 4-0 and ranked fourth in the nation, but even with this win, the team needs to find a closer.

To be fair, the Sooners don’t have the running backs they were supposed to going into the offseason, and Spencer Rattler isn’t the veteran quarterback who’s been through the wars – until now, and more on that in a moment – but this has now become a pattern.

It takes a whole series of events and issues to blow two games in a row like Oklahoma did before surviving this.

It was one pass that screwed things up.

Texas was still going to get the ball back no matter what, but on 3rd and 9 on the Sooner 43 – and with time running and the Longhorns with no timeouts – Riley chose to throw for the first down.

If Rattler hits his throw, Oklahoma wins in regulation and it’s a whole different story. The play was broken up, Texas had enough time to come up with something special, and then this became one of the most amazing Red River Showdowns ever, partly because …

4. Sam Ehlinger did absolutely everything he could possibly do

Ehlinger’s last pass for an interception was how it all ended, but he put on one amazing show to at least get Texas back into the mix.

He was brilliant in the final four minutes, finished with 287 yards and two touchdown passes and ran for 112 yards and four scores, but … those two interceptions.

It’s hard to fault No. 11 for the two mistakes when he had to carry the whole team on his shoulders.

The defense couldn’t tackle in key moments early on, the running backs combined for just 11 carries, and the offense was Ehlinger, Ehlinger, and more Ehlinger.

Bijan Robinson is a five-star running back – he ran just five times. The receivers didn’t make enough big things happen with the ball in their hands, and the defense didn’t help in overtime.

This was almost going to go down as the Sam Ehlinger game, but …

3. The maturity of Spencer Rattler

It wasn’t Rattler’s fault that he didn’t have the at-bats logged in to be comfortable late against Kansas State and Iowa State, but welcome to the working definition of the “needs to take his lumps” cliché.

The guy might have played a bit like a redshirt freshman before, but he just advanced up a few grades after the way he came through in overtime.

He struggled early, gave up a bad turnover, seemingly banged up his shoulder, got benched, and then came back in and fought through the adversity of yet another fourth quarter collapse to start to look the part again.

There’s no questioning his talent or ability, but he didn’t have the experience of Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, or Jalen Hurts when those three took over the Lincoln Riley offense. Maybe Murray didn’t have a ton of time logged in, but he had been around the block at Texas A&M before going to OU.

This Texas game was over.

OU blew it, Ehlinger was magical, and all of the momentum was on the other side of the field after the Longhorns got up 38-31 in overtime.

Rattler stepped it up on Oklahoma’s possession – calmly hitting a 3rd-and-8 throw for a score – kept his head, didn’t make any major mistakes, and pushed his way in for a touchdown in the second overtime and threw a touchdown pass in the third as he looked and played like huge things are coming very, very soon.

Patience isn’t warranted at a football program like Oklahoma, but give it a little more time. No. 7 can play.

NEXT: What it means for Texas

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Oklahoma vs Texas Prediction, Game Preview

Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns prediction and game preview.

Oklahoma Sooners vs Texas Longhorns prediction and game preview.

Oklahoma vs Texas Broadcast

Date: Saturday, October 10th
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
Network: FOX

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Why Texas Will Win

There’s no problem scoring.

For all of the issues Texas might have, at least the points are coming in bunches. The Oklahoma defense doesn’t have much of an answer for decent offenses, much less once averaging 518 yards and a nation-leading 51 points per game.

There’s no Sooner pass rush, which meant Kansas State’s Skylar Thompson was able to go off in the clutch, and Iowa State’s Brock Purdy was able to come up with a decent day. Texas QB Sam Ehlinger has 14 touchdown passes in the first three games, and now this is his game to take over.

It’s his fourth shot at OU, winning the 2018 game, but not doing enough last year in the 34-27 loss. He’s the senior, and Oklahoma’s Spencer Rattler is the fantastically-talented redshirt freshman who’s playing like exactly that.

Rattler hasn’t used his running ability yet, and he’s throwing well enough to crank up the yards, but he’s 0-for-2 at coming through with big late drives in close games, and the four interceptions have been a killer.

However …

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Why Oklahoma Will Win

Oklahoma, if you were ever going to channel your inner Adrian Peterson, Billy Sims, Steve Owens, Joe Washington, Samaje Perine, Quentin Griffin, and on and on and on, this would be the game to give it a shot.

The Sooner running game wasn’t been right, with Kennedy Brooks opting out and Trey Sermon leaving for Ohio State. There’s talent in the backfield, but the line isn’t generating a push for a ground attack that’s averaging a mere 3.6 yards per carry.

OU almost had more rushing yards in the 2019 opener against Houston than it did over the first three games of 2020.

The Texas defensive front had problems when Texas Tech tried to run, and TCU managed to run it 51 times to stay alive long enough to take advantage of its late opportunities.

Rattler is doing a great job with the passing attack – at least when he doesn’t have to press. If the offensive line can take over early, the main man won’t have to do as much.

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What’s Going To Happen

Really? The Red River Showdown is an elimination game? Not quite, but it would take something magical for the loser of this to get to the Big 12 Championship.

Both teams are still the most talented in the conference – really, they are – and both teams are this close to being 3-0. But they’re not playing well, and they’re not unbeaten.

Expect a whole lot of offense, and a whole lot of penalties between two teams that have each been flagged a whopping 28 times in three games.

Neither side has shown the ability to do much of anything clutch, but in a desperation game for both programs, take the one with the senior quarterback looking in a legacy moment over the superstar freshman who’s just getting started.

To go cliché, throw the records out. This is going to be a whole lot of fun.

Oklahoma vs Texas Prediction, Line

Texas 38, Oklahoma 34
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