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Wide receiver Jordan Whittington during Texas' game against Oklahoma on Oct. 7, 2023. The Longhorns lost 34-30 to the Sooners during the annual Red River Rivalry game.

Late heroics rally Oklahoma over Texas in an all-time classic Red River Rivalry

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor October 7, 2023

The fate of two universities was on the line with 1:17 left on the clock. No timeouts, just football, and the eyes of 92,000 fans decked out in Texas burnt orange and Oklahoma maroon red. A three-point...

Longhorn Lookback

Longhorn Lookback

Bo Espey, General Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

No. 3 Texas and No. 12 Oklahoma will face off on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl for the last time as Big 12 members before departing for the SEC in 2024. The matchup will be the first since 2008 where both...

Players to watch from Oklahoma at the Red River Rivalry

Players to watch from Oklahoma at the Red River Rivalry

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor October 5, 2023

Dillon Gabriel, Quarterback  The big decider of this game likely comes down to the play of senior quarterback Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel spent his first three seasons at now-Big 12 school UCF but has...

The Texas Football team enters their field ahead of the kickoff of their game against Wyoming on September 16, 2023.

OU Roast Column: Dear Oklahoma

Dear Oklahoma, Oklahoma fans might care more about eating turkey legs and avoiding game day traffic than watching the final minutes of their 49-0 loss, but at least this year the Sooners will go to...

Heisman Watch: Week 6

Heisman Watch: Week 6

Lauren Hightower, General Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

Like the rivalry between the Longhorns and the Sooners, competition for the Heisman trophy is fierce. Even though college football is only in Week 5 and there are still more opportunities for players to...

Sophomore running back Jonathon Brooks during the Longhorns’ game against the Jayhawks on Sept. 30, 2023.

Hutch’s Huddle: Week 6

Emma Hutchinson, Double Coverage Editor October 5, 2023

Going into this historical rivalry game, there’s a lot to unpack on both sides of the situation. This year, both Texas and Oklahoma will be meeting as ranked teams, with the Longhorns sticking to the...

Quarterback Quinn Ewers during Texas' game against Kansas on September 30, 2023.

Texas has all of the keys to beat an untested Oklahoma

Lindsey Plotkin, Sports Desk Editor October 5, 2023

There’s truly no other college football rivalry like it. Texas. Oklahoma. The states may only be separated by the Red River, but the roughly 92,000 screaming fans with a life-or-death allegiance to their...

Texas Football head coach Steve Sarkisian runs into McLane Stadium with the Longhorns on September 23, 2023.

Keys to the Game: OU

Isa Almeida, General Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

The 119th game between Texas and Oklahoma will mark the first time since 2011 where both teams are undefeated. By the end of Saturday, only one Big 12 team will remain in the position. The last Red...

Notes on the Coach: OU

Notes on the Coach: OU

Emmanuel Ramirez, Senior Sports Reporter October 5, 2023

The Oklahoma Sooners are in year two of the Brent Venables era and rank No. 12 in the AP poll. Year one wasn’t so stellar as the Sooners only won three out of their nine conference games, including a...

Running back Jonathon Brooks stiff arms Wyoming defender on September 16th, 2023.

Early season star: Jonathon Brooks

Ylver Deleon-Rios, General Sports Reporter October 4, 2023

Texas’s third-year running back Jonathon Brooks has had an early explosion in the first five games of the season. Coming off a stellar performance against No. 24 Kansas totaling a combined 285 yards...

Sarkisian, Ewers anticipate upcoming Red River Showdown

Sarkisian, Ewers anticipate upcoming Red River Showdown

Evan Vieth, Associate Sports Editor October 2, 2023

For the first time since 2011, both Texas and Oklahoma enter the Red River Showdown as two undefeated teams. While the Longhorns, sitting at No. 3 in the nation as of the most recent AP poll, lost that...

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