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Oklahoma Sooners running back Taylor Tatum (8) fumbles the ball during the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024.

No. 1 Texas rolls to convincing win over No. 18 Oklahoma

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Quintrevion Wisner ran for 118 yards and a touchdown and Texas’ defense held No. 18 Oklahoma to just 237 yards as the top-ranked Longhorns blew out the Sooners 34-3 on Saturday in Southeastern Conference play at Dallas.

The win was just the Longhorns’ second in the last seven meetings with the Sooners.

Texas (6-0, 2-0 SEC) took control in the final 2:30 before half, breaking open what had been a tight game.

The Sooners looked like they’d caught a break, when Robert Spears-Jennings chased down Wisner just before the goal line, sending the ball bounding toward the back of the end zone on what looked to be a long touchdown run.

But Longhorns wide receiver Silas Bolden raced in and recovered the fumble just before it went out of play for the touchdown to put Texas up 14-3.

After Michael Hawkins Jr. fumbled on the second play of the next drive, the Longhorns struck quickly.

This time, Wisner held onto the ball, breaking free for a 43-yard touchdown for Texas on the first play after the turnover with 1:40 remaining.

Oklahoma (4-2, 1-2) turned the ball over again on their next play, but this time the Longhorns couldn’t take advantage, going into halftime ahead 21-3.

Texas then ate up more than nine minutes of clock on two third-quarter possessions to all but put the game away.

Quinn Ewers, returning from an oblique injury suffered Sept. 14, finished 20 of 29 for 199 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

He also ran for a touchdown late in the contest.

Ewers’ day started off with a dud, as Oklahoma’s Billy Bowman came up with an interception on the third play of the game.

Texas managed just 13 offensive yards in the first quarter, not picking up a first down until the second quarter as the Sooners took an early 3-0 lead.

But then Ewers and Texas’ offense came alive, with a 10-play, 75-yard touchdown drive early in the second quarter.

Hawkins was 19 of 30 for 148 yards and was sacked five times.

Texas gained 406 yards. It was Oklahoma’s lowest scoring output since its 49-0 loss to the Longhorns in 2022.

Gunnar Helm had five catches for 91 yards and a touchdown for Texas.

–Field Level Media

Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) looks for an open receiver during the game against UTSA at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024.

No. 1 Texas planning to start QB Quinn Ewers vs. No. 18 Oklahoma

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Quarterback Quinn Ewers has been out since Sept. 14 for top-ranked Texas, but he is expected to start on Saturday in the Red River Rivalry game against No. 18 Oklahoma in Dallas.

Recovering from an oblique injury, Ewers practiced Monday after taking part in three practices last week, coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters ahead of Texas’ first game in the Southeastern Conference.

“I thought he looked good coming off the bye,” Sarkisian said. “I think if anybody benefited from the time off, it was probably him. We’re going to monitor him daily just to kind of see how he continues to progress, but I feel good about how he was (Monday).

“I feel good about him going into Saturday, but that remains to be seen.”

Ewers exited Texas’ victory against UTSA on Sept. 14 and was replaced by freshman Arch Manning, who guided the Longhorns (5-0) to wins over UL Monroe and Mississippi State.

This season, Ewers has 691 passing yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions and a 73.4 percent completion percentage, while Manning has completed 70.5 percent of his passes for 901 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions.

–Field Level Media

Oct 10, 2020; Dallas, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Spencer Rattler (7) is tackled from behind by Texas Longhorns linebacker Joseph Ossai (46) during the first quarter of the Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports

Oklahoma prevails in wild 4-OT affair vs. No. 22 Texas

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Tre Brown intercepted Sam Ehlinger’s pass in the end zone in the fourth overtime to lift Oklahoma to a wild 53-45 quadruple-overtime win over No. 22 Texas on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

Ehlinger had lifted the Longhorns late, leading two touchdown drives in the final five minutes of regulation, and was mostly excellent in overtime until the Sooners’ dormant defense finally came up with big stops in the third and fourth overtimes.

After neither team scored in the third overtime, Drake Stoops caught a 25-yard touchdown pass and Spencer Rattler found Theo Wease for the two-point conversion to put the Longhorns’ backs against the wall.

Texas had second-and-goal from the 19-yard line after a holding penalty when Brown picked off Ehlinger’s pass to send the Sooners on the field in celebration.

Rattler, who was benched in the first half, finished 23 of 35 for 209 yards and three touchdowns with one interception.

T.J. Pledger finished with 22 carries for 131 yards and two touchdowns, but was mostly absent in the overtime periods.

Ehlinger was 30 of 53 for 287 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions, and rushed for 112 yards and four scores.

The Sooners’ defense, which had struggled since late in the fourth quarter, came up big in the third overtime, sacking Ehlinger on third down to force a 33-yard field-goal attempt.

Perrion Winfrey then broke through to block Cameron Dicker’s kick and send Oklahoma to the precipice of a win once again.

Lincoln Riley elected to work to set up a game-winning field goal but the usually reliable Gabe Brkic pushed the 31-yard kick wide and the game continued.

Texas was down by two touchdowns with less than five minutes remaining before the tide turned.

The Longhorns held the Sooners to a three-and-out to get the ball back with 4:38 left and needed just four plays to pull within a touchdown on Ehlinger’s 9-yard pass to Joshua Moore.

After a failed onside kick, Oklahoma’s offense was once again ineffective and the Longhorns got the ball back with 1:52 remaining, needing 84 yards to tie the game.

Texas did just that, aided by a pair of Sooners penalties.

The second penalty set up Ehlinger’s 2-yard touchdown pass to Keontay Ingram to tie the game with 14 seconds remaining.

It was the Longhorns second comeback from a late two-touchdown deficit this season.

–Field Level Media