Sooners Face Texas: Can They Upset No. 1 Longhorns?

With the bye week concluded, the Oklahoma Sooners are shifting their focus to their most significant challenge of the season: the top-ranked Texas Longhorns. The unranked Sooners, who are currently on a two-game losing streak in this historic rivalry, will clash with Texas on Saturday in Dallas. This marks a crucial opportunity for Oklahoma to secure a victory against a No. 1 ranked opponent for the first time since 2007. The Sooners' last win over a top-ranked team was against Missouri in the 2007 Big 12 Championship Game.

Last season, the narrative was reversed when an unranked Texas team, having experienced early-season losses, upset then-sixth-ranked Oklahoma. This victory propelled the Longhorns into a successful 7-1 stretch for the remainder of their season. Players like linebacker Kip Lewis emphasize communication, grit, and physicality as keys to potentially orchestrating a similar upset and turnaround. While Oklahoma has a history of seven wins against No. 1 opponents, they are aiming for their first such triumph as an unranked team.