Texas vs. Oklahoma – Game Preview – October 8, 2022 – ESPN

Texas (3-2, 1-1 Huge 12) vs Oklahoma (3-2, 0-2) in Dallas, Saturday, midday ET (ABC)

Line: Texas by 7 .

Sequence: Texas leads 60-52-5.

WHAT’S AT STAKE

Oklahoma, the lengthy dominant energy within the Huge 12, is determined to keep away from an 0-3 begin in league play in coach Brent Venables’ first season and the Sooners look in disarray after two straight losses. Texas can climb again within the thick of the convention title chase with a win that might snap a four-game skid towards its longtime rival.

KEY MATCHUP

Texas vast receiver Xavier Worthy vs. the Oklahoma secondary. Worthy ate up the Sooners final season with 261 yards and two touchdowns and is now simply hitting his stride in 2022, with two touchdowns every week in the past towards West Virginia. Oklahoma’s corners and safeties had been caught far out of place on a number of TCU touchdowns final week. Lose observe of Worthy and he’ll rating loads once more.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Oklahoma: WR Marvin Mims. Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel may miss the sport with a concussion, and Davis Beville, Basic Booty or Nick Evers might all see motion. Whoever will get the decision has a primary goal in Mims. He has 22 catches for 438 yards and three touchdowns this season. He had 5 catches for 136 yards and two scores final season towards Texas.

Texas: Freshman QB Quinn Ewers. He is anticipated to return after lacking three and a half video games with a clavicle harm. Ewers has a slingshot arm that makes the deep throws look easy. However he additionally hasn’t performed in a month, and he is by no means performed within the circus of the Cotton Bowl through the State Honest.

FACTS & FIGURES

That is the primary time since 1998 that neither staff is ranked on this matchup … The Sooners have gained three straight within the regular-season collection and 4 straight general towards the Longhorns. Oklahoma gained 55-48 final 12 months — rallying from a 28-7 deficit — and 53-45 in time beyond regulation the 12 months earlier than.

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