How Oklahoma beat Texas in a Red River Rivalry classic: Sooners win a Big 12 thriller
Oklahoma scores in the closing seconds to knock off Texas in a Big 12 showdown
Texas fails to impose its will when it matters most
Early in the fourth quarter Saturday, with Texas down by seven, the Longhorns moved the ball to the Oklahoma 1. First-and-goal. There was no doubt what they wanted to do.
“You want to run it,” right tackle Christian Jones said. “You want to punch it in.”
All 670 pounds of defensive linemen T’Vondre Sweat and Byron Murphy lined up in the backfield, in front of running back Jonathon Brooks, to bolster Texas’ goal-line package. No receivers, five offensive linemen, two tight ends and those two D-linemen turned fullbacks.
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