Texas Football: Five players to watch vs. Oklahoma

Keep an eye on these Longhorns against Oklahoma this weekend.

Texas and Oklahoma get together in the Cotton Bowl this week for the annual Red River Shootout.

The Longhorns and Sooners have their backs against the wall in this one. Each team enters with a 3-2 record, hoping to stay alive in the Big 12 title race. Neither program enters this matchup ranked for the first time since 1998.

Texas built up a bit of confidence with a strong showing vs. West Virginia last week. Hudson Card and Xavier Worthy led the Horns to a 38-20 win.

Oklahoma is off to a nightmare start to Big 12 play. Losses to Kansas State and TCU have the Sooners at 0-2 in league play. Brent Venables needs to flip the momentum in a hurry.

This rivalry has been a bit lopsided over the past few years as Oklahoma has won six of the last seven. Steve Sarkisian and Texas are facing pressure to start turning the momentum in the series in a hurry.

Here is a look at five Longhorns to keep an eye on against Oklahoma on Saturday.