The No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners and the No. 4 Texas Longhorns meet at the Cotton Bowl for the 119th edition of the Red River Rivalry. It will be the final showdown in Dallas as members of the Big 12 before heading to the SEC.
With the move to the SEC on the horizon, commissioner Greg Sankey will be in town to take in all of the festivities at the Cotton Bowl and State Fair of Texas. Also in attendance will be Heisman Trophy winner and Oklahoma legend Baker Mayfield. Mayfield will be the guest picker for ESPN’s College GameDay.
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It’s a clash of powerhouse programs that have been two of the best in the history of college football.
The Texas Longhorns come in as 6.5-point favorites for the Red River Rivalry, and the oddsmakers are expecting a high-scoring game, setting the over/under at 60.5 for Saturday.
Texas holds the most recent win, but the Sooners had won eight of the last nine inside the Cotton bowl. Oklahoma also picked up a win in the 2018 Big 12 title game after losing to the Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry game earlier that year.
Since 2000, Texas has won consecutive Red River Rivalry games just twice in 2004 and 2005 and 2008 and 2009. Otherwise, the Sooners have dominated the series, holding a 15-8 record in the Red River Rivalry since 2000 and a 16-8 record overall.
Who wins this week and keeps their undefeated season alive? Here are our Sooners Wire Staff Predictions for the Red River Rivalry.