Sooners Drop Red River Rivalry

DALLAS – Oklahoma fell 23-6 to Texas within the annual Red River Rivalry on Saturday on the Cotton Bowl.

The sixth-ranked Sooners (5-1) led 6-3 at halftime behind two Tate Sandell discipline targets, however Texas (4-2) managed the second half at hand OU its first lack of the season. The Longhorns, ranked No. 1 within the preseason AP ballot, restricted Oklahoma to 88 yards after halftime.

Quarterback John Mateer made his first look because the Sept. 20 win over Auburn, finishing 20 of 38 passes for 202 yards with three interceptions. Deion Burks and Isaiah Sategna III every surpassed 60 receiving yards, whereas freshman Tory Blaylock led the Sooners with 33 dashing yards.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning threw for 166 yards and one landing, connecting with DeAndre Moore Jr. within the third quarter to present the Longhorns the lead. The Sooners’ protection held Texas to a few discipline targets on the day, however a 75-yard punt return landing by Ryan Niblett within the fourth quarter sealed the end result.

Kendall Daniels led OU with six tackles, together with two for loss. Taylor Wein recorded three tackles for loss, and R Mason Thomas added the Sooners’ lone sack.

Oklahoma travels to Columbia, S.C., subsequent Saturday to face South Carolina. Kickoff might be at 11 or 11:45 a.m. CT on SEC Network or ABC.