A few weeks ago, when the Texas Longhorns pulled off one of the most dramatic comebacks of the season, storming back from down 23-3 against the Ohio State Buckeyes, head coach Steve Sarkisian was adamant about his aggressive play-calling and decision-making down the stretch of the game.
Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns were understandably frustrated with Saturday’s loss to unranked Oklahoma in the Red River Rivalry — but maybe not as much as ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.
No, it wasn’t a bad dream. The Texas Longhorns lost their first game of the season on Saturday, falling 27–24 to Oklahoma and dropping to 4–1 overall and 1–1 in SEC play.
Texas entered the Red River Rivalry as the No. 1 team in the country, undefeated and seemingly in control of its season. By Saturday evening, the Longhorns were left trying to explain how a 17-7 halftime lead turned into a devastating 27-24 loss to an unranked Oklahoma team.
Many experts no longer think Texas Longhorns junior quarterback Arch Manning will go No. 1 overall in the 2027 NFL Draft (scheduled April 29-May 1 in Washington).
The No. 1 Texas Longhorns suffered one of the more disappointing losses of the Steve Sarkisian era on Saturday in Dallas, falling to the Oklahoma Sooners in a thrilling 27-24 finish.
The Texas Longhorns got dealt a crushing blow on Saturday in Dallas with a 27-24 loss to the unranked Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl. For many of the players on the Texas roster, this marked their first loss to Oklahoma.
It’s a good thing the Texas defense has been so good this year because the offense has been pretty rough at times and that lackluster finally caught up to head coach Steve Sarkisian with today’s loss to Oklahoma.
Saturday’s loss to arch-rival Oklahoma was the kind of loss that can have a fanbase wondering if a change is necessary. But is there anyone on the depth chart that can be a viable replace for Arch Manning if things bottom out?
Disaster struck the No.1 Texas Longhorns on Saturday, with quarterback Arch Manning at the center of it. The Longhorns star quarterback committed a costly turnover late in the game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas.
The Red River Rivalry lived up to the hype on Saturday as Oklahoma knocked off No. 1 Texas, 27-24, thanks to a walk-off 47-yard field goal from Tate Sandell as time expired.
The Texas Longhorns have proved early this season that they have one of the best defenses in the country. And they've done it without having defensive lineman Justus Terry for the past three games.
Quarterback Arch Manning has helped make the Texas Longhorns the No. 1 college football team in the country, and that's no small task. But that also doesn't mean he's automatically going to be drafted as the first quarterback in the 2027 NFL Draft.
The Red River Shootout is expected to be low-scoring, which means one or two downfield plays could decide it. Texas has a prized transfer portal receiver with a history against this Oklahoma defense that the box score doesn’t show.
Steve Sarkisian has already shown he knows how to beat Oklahoma. And how to beat the Sooners badly. There was the 49–0 shutout in his second season as head coach, followed by another 34–3 blowout two years later.
The numbers tell a remarkable story. Texas shut out Oklahoma 49-0 in 2022, held the Sooners to a single field goal in a 34-3 win in 2024, and limited them to two field goals in last year's 23-6 victory.
Another big move was made by Texas last season when they brought Sean Miller into Austin as the program’s next head coach. There’s been a certain unsteadiness with the Longhorns in recent years, but the Texas brass saw Miller as the answer to fix things and create and SEC contender.
A CFB analyst has raised question marks about the Texas Longhorns’ chances of winning the national championship with quarterback Arch Manning leading the way.
Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith caught eight passes for 164 yards and a touchdown against Texas on Sept. 12, and Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian was still talking about him almost four weeks later.
The Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns both enter the Red River Shootout off bye weeks with offensive questions to answer. One side has a much bigger problem than the other, and it starts up front.
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The Texas Longhorns are already dealing with some bad news on the hardwood.
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