Tate Sandell’s 47-yard discipline objective as time expired on the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday gave unranked Oklahoma a 27-24 victory over No. 1 Texas within the Red River Rivalry, delivering the Sooners their first win within the sequence since 2023 and handing the top-ranked Longhorns their first lack of the 2026 season.
Oklahoma had trailed 17-7 at halftime and entered the sport ranked one hundred and twentieth nationally in complete yards per sport, its offense unable to attain greater than 14 factors in any of its earlier three contests. None of that modified on Saturday. John Mateer didn’t throw a landing cross. According to the Associated Press, the Sooners overcame “continued offensive ineptitude” by scoring completely via particular groups, protection, and Sandell’s leg.
Texas constructed its lead on a pair of Arch Manning landing passes. Manning discovered Cam Coleman on a 41-yard strike within the first quarter and Ryan Wingo for a 34-yarder within the second, and Gianni Spetic’s 23-yard discipline objective within the closing seconds of the half pushed the Longhorns forward 17-7 on the break.
Oklahoma’s comeback started within the second quarter. Danny Okoye broke via the Texas protection unit and blocked a punt that the Sooners recovered in the long run zone for a landing, briefly tying the sport 7-7 earlier than Texas pulled away. Sandell lower the deficit to 17-10 with a 53-yard discipline objective within the third quarter, after which Oklahoma’s protection took over within the fourth.
Manning had accomplished 11 of 18 passes for 157 yards and two touchdowns with out an interception via three quarters, per CBS Sports, earlier than throwing two picks within the fourth. The second proved decisive. With the rating tied 24-24 and 19 seconds left, Courtland Guillory intercepted Manning to present Oklahoma one final possession. Wide receiver Isaiah Sategna III, final 12 months’s second-team All-SEC choice who ranked fourth within the convention in receiving yards throughout the 2025 season per a preseason report by Sports Illustrated, made two catches alongside the sideline to get the Sooners into place. Sandell, who set an SEC file with 24 consecutive discipline objectives throughout the 2025 season in accordance with SI, transformed from 47 yards because the clock hit zero.
The consequence ended a troubling stretch for the Sooners within the sequence. Oklahoma had not scored a landing towards Texas in three straight rivalry conferences since its 34-30 win in 2023, scoring simply 9 mixed factors over these three video games — outscored 106-9 in complete, in accordance with the AP. Saturday’s blocked punt ended the drought. It additionally marks Oklahoma’s first victory over Texas because the two packages joined the Southeastern Conference collectively, having misplaced in 2024 (34-3) and 2025 (23-6).
Texas, which the AP reported had been 4-0-1 all-time because the top-ranked crew within the sequence coming into Saturday, suffered its first defeat from that place. The Longhorns drop to 4-1 and 1-1 within the SEC. Oklahoma improves to 3-2 and 1-1 within the convention and avoids three consecutive Red River losses for the primary time since 1997-99, per the AP. The Sooners host Kentucky on Oct. 17. The all-time sequence now stands with Texas main 65-52-5 via 122 conferences.
Brent Venables, in his fifth 12 months as Oklahoma’s head coach, improves to 2-3 towards Texas.
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