Three reasons the Texas Longhorns upset No. 6 Oklahoma State

The Texas Longhorns will be riding high into next week after knocking off No. 6 on the road. Three reasons they were able to win.

There is still quite a lot to unpack from the Texas Longhorns third overtime game of the year through six games. The Longhorns were able to overcome being beaten in almost every statistical category to knock off the No. 6 ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium. It seemed like the deck was stacked against Texas with all of the rumors surrounding the job status of head coach Tom Herman after losing out on two of his 2022 recruits.

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Despite all of that the Longhorns were able to take the lead late in this game and force overtime with Oklahoma State. The offense once again relied on Sam Ehlinger‘s late game magic and the defense needing another stand. The defense didn’t look like they could stop the bleeding through the air as the Cowboys racked up 572 yards of total offense in this game.

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