The Red River Rivalry was what everybody expected it to be and so much more. The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners battled it out in the trenches for the 103rd time this past Saturday. The formerly known Red River Shootout was exactly as described. The two teams put up a combined 80 points respectively. That number was the highest combined total between both teams in the history of the rivalry. Too bad it couldn’t have ended up 40 to 40, but somebody had to win. The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners traveled to the Cotton Bowl and played a classic.
The Longhorns and Sooners battled back and fourth all day. Early in the game Oklahoma blew out to an eleven-point lead provided by Sam Bradford’s two touchdowns. Soon after that Texas made the play of the game and the possible game-changer. Texas wide receiver Jordan Shipley fielded the ball deep in their territory and returned a kick-off for 96 yards and a Texas touchdown. Oklahoma went on to take a one-point lead at halftime, but when they returned for the second half, everything suddenly changed. Texas took off and capitalized on Oklahoma’s mistakes taking a lead into the fourth quarter and never looking back. Despite a great game from Sam Bradford (28 of 39 passing, 387 yards, 5 TDs), the Longhorns went on to upset the favored Oklahoma Sooners 45-35. Texas quarterback Colt McCoy was extremely efficient (28 of 35 passing) and never made huge mistakes that cost his team. It was a great performance by both, but Texas got the better of the Sooners and rose from number five to number one in the latest AP poll. Texas’ number one ranking is a first in the regular season since 1984. Can Texas run the table and win a second national title in the past four seasons? It will be a tough road as they play four ranked opponents in the next five games, but only time will tell.
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