Red River once again the inflection point for Sooners and Longhorns in 2025
Every year in mid-October during the State Fair of Texas, OU and UT get together at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in South Dallas right in the middle of the fair for a sporting spectacle unlike any other. The Sooners and the Longhorns are bitter rivals and there's no love lost between the players, coaches, administrators or fans.
The Red River Rivalry is always one of the biggest games on the schedule for both programs, but in 2025, both teams will use their matchup on Saturday October 11th as an inflection point for their respective seasons.
That's why it wasn't surprising when ESPN named their anticipated arch rivals for every top 25 preseason team to see the Sooners and the Longhorns in each others' crosshairs.
... the Sooners have fallen back a little and Texas is rolling into the Cotton Bowl with its own football royalty in Arch Manning. Oklahoma needs to right the ship, and all eyes will be on Dallas and where the program stands in the SEC era. - Dave Wilson, ESPN.
For the Sooners, revenge is on their minds after a 34-3 loss in Dallas last year. A 6-7 record and a 2-6 SEC record has Oklahoma gasping for oxygen in the crowded conference and a win over Texas would make folks take notice.
For the Longhorns, they need to continue their recent surge back to national prominence and build on back-to-back trips to the College Football Playoff. Texas needs to show they are still a leg up on OU in 2025.
That's what always makes this rivalry so fascinating. OU and Texas compete for recruits, portal players, the spotlight, conference title game slots, playoff berths, championships, national headlines, coaches, and attention.
This October, just like every October, crimson and burnt orange will fill the Cotton Bowl, split down the middle. Two programs, separated by a border and a river, will clash in a game that will serve as a major stepping stone for one and a potentially devastating blow for the other.
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