Red River Rivalry – Soonerguys

Gabriel wills Sooners to Red River upset

Published on October 8, 2023 by Mike

In a slugfest where neither team held momentum beyond a single possession, the 2023 Red River Rivalry saw running and passing quarterback Dillon Gabriel seemingly willing his crimson-striped team on a 5-play, 75-yard, 62-second drive that ended with him zip tossing a pass to Nic Anderson, standing wide open in the Sooners’ end of the Cotton Bowl, with 15 seconds to play in the game and securing a 34-30 upset Oklahoma win over No. 3 Texas at the Texas State Fair on Saturday.

Gabriel’s performance put him in the Oklahoma football history books and convinced national naysayers that all predictions of the demise of the storied Sooner program, which suffered its worst defeat ever in this game last year, were as flimsy as Big Tex’s pants flapping in the breeze at the other end of the midway.

“He was fearless. I don’t put any limits on what Dillon can do. He’s playing as confident as anybody on our team right now. … He’s just a guy that’s gonna find a way to get it done,” Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables said.

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Oklahoma Breakdown – with Gabe and Teddy

Published on October 6, 2023 by admin

Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman give what they’ll be watching for from Oklahoma’s offense and defense against Texas in the Red River Rivalry Fozzy Whittaker joins to preview OU vs. Texas. They preview the best games of Week 6 in college football.

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Oklahoma’s downward spiral continues with 49-0 shutout by Longhorns

Published on October 8, 2022 by Mike

Using your tight end to run a Wildcat offense was the right early game plan to put a spark in an Oklahoma offense hampered by the absence of a concussed starting quarterback.

It did that early, although the Sooners were unable to turn it into points.

But by the second quarter in the Cotton Bowl that unique twist became an all too predictable act of desperation, which was no solution for a porous defense Texas hammered with 49 unanswered points in the Red Rivery Rivalry.

Texas (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) won 49-0. And the failure of Oklahoma (3-3, 0-3) on both sides of the ball extended on the sideline and well into the coache’s booth of the press box.

Oklahoma allowed the most points ever to the Longhorns. The defeat marks OU’s first loss to the Longhorns since 2018 and improves Texas’ lead in the all-time series to 63-50-5.

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