Oklahoma Football: 3 takeaways from Red River Rivalry win vs. Texas

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DALLAS, TEXAS – OCTOBER 12: Jalen Hurts #1 of the Oklahoma Sooners throws against the Texas Longhorns in the second quarter during the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

2. Both defenses played extremely well

The Big 12 is not known for defense at all. There is quite a bit of offense in this league and it is most of the time a game of who can keep up with who, but they aren’t known for making big stops to win games. In this one though, that wasn’t true at all.

The Sooners were constantly in the backfield and sacking Sam Ehlinger, keeping the Longhorns out of a smooth sailing offense. That proved to be a huge downfall for them, despite their own defense playing just as well. The Longhorns proved that they could hang with the big guns despite injuries in the secondary, forcing two turnovers throughout the game, both in the red zone. This game was more defense than it was offense for me and that was shocking knowing who was playing.

This Sooners team has a chance to go all the way if their defense plays that effectively come postseason play. If they are actually able to match their offensive firepower with defensive stops, watch out for Oklahoma.

The Longhorns could still make a New Year’s Six push, assuming some stuff happens around them and they find their way into the Big 12 Championship, but that’ll be on their defense as well to keep up what they have been doing.

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