Former Texas recruiting targets playing for Oklahoma in Saturday's Red River Shootout

(by Justin Wells) A number of players on the Oklahoma Sooners roster in 2024 were once Texas offers, targets, and commitments. Now they’ll face the Horns on Saturday at the State Fair while wearing crimson and cream. David Stone, DL, IMG Academy via Oklahoma City (Okla.) Texas offered the former five-star defensive lineman...read more from Inside Texas (On3)

How is Texas preparing for Oklahoma QB Michael Hawkins Jr.?

(by Thomas Krilowicz) The Texas Longhorns have had a whole year to think about what went wrong in the 34-30 defeat to the Oklahoma Sooners in last year's Red River Showdown. Heading into Saturday, the No. 1 ranked Longhorns are once again favored to win, but the challenge for Texas won't be how to stop quarterback Dillon Gabriel like...read more from Texas Longhorns on SI

'We Remember': Michael Taaffe Shares Thoughts Danny Stutsman T-Shirt Stunt, Red River Motivation

(by Matt Galatzan) One year ago, the Texas LonghornsOne dropped a heartbreaking 34-30 loss to their arch-rival Oklahoma Sooners in Dallas. Following that game, Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman and his head coach Brent Venables were photographed wearing t-shirts with the senior linebacker smoking a cigar, flashing a 'horns down' and...read more from Texas Longhorns on SI

Brent Venables provides an update on a trio of wide receivers

(by Brody Lusk) On his weekly coaches show, Brent Venables provided an update on a trio of wide receivers ahead of the matchup with No. 1 Texas: Deion Burks, who missed Oklahoma's game against Auburn; Jalil Farooq, who has been out with a broken foot since the season opener against Temple; and Andrel Anthony, who played...read more from the OUInsider

Can Freshman Michael Hawkins Keep Oklahoma's QB Streak Alive vs. Texas?

(by John E. Hoover) NORMAN — Michael Hawkins will make history on Saturday. But only history knows if Hawkins is ready for his big moment. When Oklahoma and Texas meet for the 120th time in their annual fistfight at the Cotton Bowl, Hawkins will be the first Sooner QB to start against the Longhorns as a true freshman. Of the OU...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

How The Chaos of Week 6 Impacts OU Football | Under The Visor Podcast


In this podcast, Parker and Brandon discuss a crazy week of College Football, which saw #1 Alabama losing to Vanderbilt, and unranked Arkansas toppling #4 Tennessee. ..from the OUInsider

GAMEDAY REWIND: Bye week madness in the SEC leaves OU football a chance at redemption


IIt was a bye week in Norman and Austin this weekend. But that didn't stop people from turning the SEC on its head...from the SoonerScoop

What fans need to know about first SEC edition of the Red River Rivalry

(by Chip Rouse) The annual football battle royal between the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns has been going on since the first meeting of the two teams in 1900, when Oklahoma was still a territory. Texas won that game 28-2 and lost just once to the Sooners (with one tie) in the first 10 games. The series has evened out a little...read more from Stormin' in Norman

Scouting Report: No. 1 Texas

(by Jesse Crittenden) It's OU-Texas week. This game will mark one of the more special installments in the annual rivalry series. The Longhorns are the No. 1-ranked team heading into the game for just the fifth time and the first time since 1984. This game will also be the first one for both teams as members of the SEC. This year also marks the...read more from the OUInsider

Oklahoma Hoping to Get 'Dangerous' LB Dasan McCullough Back for Texas

(by Ryan Chapman) NORMAN — Oklahoma’s defense could get another piece back as it prepares for Texas. Linebacker Dasan McCullough could make his 2024 debut in the Cotton Bowl against the No. 1-ranked Longhorns (5-0, 1-0 SEC), giving Brent Venables and Zac Alley another weapon to try and slow down Steve Sarkisian’s high-powered offense...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Sooners Illustrated Podcast Ep. 117 | Keys for OU the rest of the season + Initial OU-Texas thoughts

(by Josh Callaway) Fresh off of the bye week and underway on one of Oklahoma fans' most anticipated weeks of the year, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway, James D. Jackson and Tom Green kick off the show by looking at the rest of the Sooners' season and what the keys are...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated

South Carolina vs. Oklahoma Kickoff Time On Six-Day Hold

(by Alan Cole) South Carolina football will travel to an iconic college football stadium for the second week in a row, and do it with another early time slot. But they don't know how early yet. A week after their 12 p.m. ET, 11 a.m. local time kick at Alabama, the Gamecocks will have a either another 12:00 p.m. ET kick on ESPN, or a 12:45 p.m. ET start...read more from the Gamecock Scoop (Rivals)

Oklahoma football tickets vs Texas: Best prices for remaining available seats

(by Justin Martinez) The No. 16-ranked OU football team will continue its season with a Week 7 game against No. 1 Texas at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Dallas. The two rivals are fresh off a bye week. OU (4-1, 1-1 SEC) earned a 27-21 road win over Auburn in Week 5, while Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) earned a 35-13 home win over Mississippi State...read more from The Oklahoman

Sooners in the NFL Week 5: Rhamondre Stevenson Runs Wild, Quarterbacks Star

(by Ross Lovelace) Oklahoma’s NFL performances were once again highlighted by two stellar quarterback performances. Both Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray — former Heisman winners in Norman — starred on the gridiron in Week 5 action. Mayfield and the Buccaneers fell short against the Falcons, but he did his part, throwing for 180 yards...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Sooners in the NFL: Kyler Murray Leads Cardinals to Major Road Upset

(by Ross Lovelace) After two straight deflating losses, the Arizona Cardinals are back on track — largely thanks to Kyler Murray’s heroics. Murray and company pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Week 5 action on Sunday, marching into San Francisco and knocking off the 49ers 24-23. “Man, the locker room felt it,” Murray said after the big win...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI

Texas, Oklahoma fans will finally get their wish for an upgraded Cotton Bowl in Dallas

(by Xander Peters) The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will once again face off in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas this coming weekend in one of college football’s most celebrated rivalries. In other words, it’s almost time for this year’s Red River Shootout. But while changes as part of the Cotton Bowl’s $140 million renovation won’t be obvious...read more from Burnt Orange Nation

Steve Sarkisian's Texas Longhorn offense vs Brent Venables' Oklahoma Sooner defense

(by Ian Boyd) The heavyweight matchup in the current iteration of the Red River Shootout between Texas and Oklahoma is unquestionably Steve Sarkisian‘s Longhorn offense going against Brent Venables‘ Sooner defense. Both coaches were National Championship-winning coordinators at their previous jobs. In one instance, Venables secured...read more from Inside Texas (On3)

Oklahoma enters Red River Rivalry as 2-score underdog against Texas

(by Tom Green) Oklahoma will head into this year's edition of the Red River Rivalry as a two-score underdog against top-ranked Texas. The Sooners, who opened as an eight-point underdog against the Longhorns back in mid-June, are now 14-point underdogs for the Week 7 matchup between the two bitter rivals, as of Sunday afternoon...read more from Sooners Illustrated

Midseason review: Defense

(by Jesse Crittenden) Through five games, Oklahoma's defense has proved one thing. This defense isn't rebuilding. It's rebuilt, and ready to win big. The Sooners' defense has picked up the slack for an offense that has struggled. The defense ranks 25th in scoring (16 points per game), seventh in rushing yards per carry (2.6), third in sacks per...read more from the OUInsider

OU in rare spot of playing No. 1-ranked opponent, Texas

(by Bob Przybylo) For more than 20 years, nobody has blinked when OU has been ranked No. 1. Especially during the prime years of former head coach Bob Stoops. The Sooners had the target on their backs on a routine basis. But facing No. 1? Now that is some unfamiliar territory. But territory that Brent Venables and Team 130 will be in next week...read more from the SoonerScoop

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