Texas football moves back to No. 1, sets the stage for another top-25 clash vs. No. 18 Oklahoma in Red River rivalry
After a wild Saturday where Texas didn’t even play, the Longhorns ascended back to the No. 1 spot just in time for the Red River rivalry. Texas took the top spot followed by Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Georgia in the reshuffled lineup after a wild Saturday that saw multiple high-ranked teams fall off […]
After a wild Saturday where Texas didn’t even play, the Longhorns ascended back to the No. 1 spot just in time for the Red River rivalry.
Texas took the top spot followed by Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State and Georgia in the reshuffled lineup after a wild Saturday that saw multiple high-ranked teams fall off the high wire.
UT coach Steve Sarkisian is adamant the polls are meaningless this time of season, and he’s right. Go ahead and throw out the records, rankings and just about everything else when the Longhorns and Sooners clash at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
Texas has all-time record of 3-0-1 when facing OU as the nation’s No. 1 ranked team. The 15-15 tie in 1984 was the famous clash between No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Oklahoma.
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Don’t go asking Keith Stanberry about that game. Stanberry appeared to come down with the game-clinching interception for OU, but officials ruled he was juggling the ball and landed out of bounds. That gave Texas another life, and UT kicker Jeff Ward drilled a field goal for the final score.
The Sooners are 6-2 against the Longhorns when going to Dallas the nation’s No. 1-ranked team.
Both teams are coming off a bye weekend, but now this will be a SEC game instead of a Big 12 clash. Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) is now the only unbeaten SEC remaining while Oklahoma (4-1, 0-1) lots its conference opener to Tennessee.
The rest of the AP Top 25 poll is a jumbled mess. Alabama fell from first down to seventh after its stunning loss to Vanderbilt. Tennessee was only docked four spots down to No. 8 after losing to Arkansas.
LSU magically appeared at No. 13 after beating South Alabama on Saturday to improve to 4-1. Texas A&M also saw a huge jump to No. 15 after its 41-10 beatdown over then-No. 9 Missouri. The Tigers fell all the way to 21st.
