Texas Longhorns 28 Oklahoma 10
As noted in last week’s review, my recent up-close exposure to this Texas team led me to conclude that the Sooners would have their hands full with the Longhorns (5-1, 2-0), and that was certainly the case during the second half of the annual Red River Shootout in Dallas on Saturday. The Horns dominated the Sooners 21-0 in the second half on their way to a convincing 28-10 victory in what really amounted to a rock’em, sock’em defensive battle that was won by the team with the fewer turnovers. Texas QB Colt McCoy had a couple of nice TD passes during that second half and Longhorn CB Aaron Ross was all over the field, icing the game with an alert scoop-up of a lateral pass in the 4th quarter. Texas’ current 17-game winning streak in Big 12 games is the longest in conference history, surpassing Kansas State’s 15-game winning streak from 1997-98. The Longhorns have surprising Baylor (3-3, 2-0) at home next week before facing the toughest part of their schedule — consecutive road games at Nebraska (5-1, 2-0) and Texas Tech (4-2, 1-1).