The Golden Hat Trophy is raised after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30.
The Texas Longhorns will be taking all of the opponents on their schedule seriously, but the three games against their top rivals will have extra meaning.
We will look at the Longhorns games against Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas A&M before Texas’ season opener against Colorado State.
Oct 12 at 3:30 PM ET: No. 4 Texas vs. No. 16 Oklahoma (in Dallas)
Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) fumbles the ball in the third quarter against Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Ethan Downs – Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK
The first rival that Texas will face is Oklahoma, who are arguably their second biggest rival in football. Let’s look at where Oklahoma is ranked, the history between these two football programs and some other important facts and information before this highly anticipated game is played.
Oklahoma Sooners Info:
Rankings:
CBS Sports Ranking: 18
AP Poll: 16
NYTimes/Athleic: 15
FOX Sports: 11
Athlon Sports: 16
Sporting News: 16
USA TODAY: 12
Season Opener Opponent: Temple
Returning Starters: 8 (Offense: 2, Defense: 6)
Potential All-American: LB Danny Stutsman
Last five meetings:
2019: No. 6 Oklahoma 34 | No. 11 Texas 27
2020: Oklahoma 53 | No. 22 Texas 45 (4OT)
2021: No. 6 Oklahoma 55 | No. 21 Texas 48
2022: Texas 49 | Oklahoma 0
2023: No. 12 Oklahoma 34 | No. 3 Texas 30
Nov 16 at Noon ET: No. 4 Texas at Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks mascot entertains fans – Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
The second rival Texas goes against this college football season is debatably their fifth biggest rival the Arkansas Razorbacks later on in the season. The Longhorns no longer…
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Author : Longhorns Wire
Publish date : 2024-08-29 21:32:46
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