Red River relief for Texas as Longhorns upset No. 10 Sooners

Two of the Sooners’ star players, QB Baker Mayfield and Perine, are from the Austin area but were not offered scholarships by the Longhorns….

“That’s on me. I’m a senior, and that’s something that I can’t do”, St. John said. The Horns are ranked only slightly better when it comes to scoring as the Longhorns rank 114th and are giving up 38.2 points per game on the season.

It looked as if OU had caught a break just minutes later when cornerback Zach Sanchez intercepted a Texas’ pass downfield, but the excitement was short-lived after Sanchez was flagged for a defensive holding call that kept the Longhorns’ drive alive.

“They just flat out beat us”, Oklahoma receiver Sterling Shepard said.

“All week they heard so much that they didn’t have any pride”, Strong told ESPN. The fact that senselessness didn’t reach the upper tiers of the athletic department at the University of Texas is a blessing typically not bestowed on programs with rich history like that of the Longhorns. Longhorns fans must be feeling as though they have as of now eaten a lot of browned sustenance at the Texas State reasonable watching their cooperative effort this season. However, his most valuable contribution was his ability to limit mobile quarterbacks, much like he did against Tennessee in OU’s comeback victory.

Heard didn’t get rattled and didn’t turn the ball over against an attacking Oklahoma defense.

Then on the ensuing kickoff, Kevin Vaccaro jarred the ball loose from Alex Ross. Bradford originally suffered his injury in Week 1 against BYU and reinjured it against the Longhorns, knocking him out for the year.

“He’s a great player”, Oklahoma linebacker P.L. Lindley said.

The Texas defense took care of the rest. – Bob Stoops on the struggles of the offenseWhat we had was there.

“I feel like we were prepared coming into this game” he said.

Quarterback Jerrod Heard seemed to put a few life back in the UT offense with his scrambling abilities. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Longhorns had corralled the signal caller for four sacks, but on this play, Mayfield showed his elusiveness when the Sooners were desperate to move the chains. The 50-yard completion was Oklahoma’s longest play of the day. Strong this week stuck up for his team with media, using phrases like “downfall of society” when referring to social media.

These small yet critical adjustments are all part of developing a personality and an identity and learning how to win games.

Said Strong, “We needed this”.

Texas responded when D’Onta Foreman broke free of a tackle at the line and raced 81 yards on the final play of the third quarter. Foreman is quickly establishing himself as the feature back in this offense. Texas extended its lead with a fumble recover in the end zone. This will be close for about three quarters, and then reality will set in.

Jordan Canzeri ran for 256 yards on a school-record 43 carries. The Sooners may still have a say in who wins the Big 12, but they’re not going to the playoff.

No. 12 Florida State was also a victor in the Atlantic Coast Conference, getting 222 yards and three TDs from Dalvin Cook in a 29-24 win over in-state rival Miami. “It was just really special just to go shake the governor’s hand”.

Time: 9:45 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) prepares to pass as the Texas defense pressures in the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Dallas.

Texas head coach Charlie Strong’s group took it to the Sooners on the ground.

The 6-2, 214-pound quarterback was flushed from the pocket and made a split-second decision to pull it down and head towards the left sideline. Wes Lunt passed for 317 yards and a touchdown for Illinois (4-2).