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One more time, for the culture, the Texas offense will try to get physical

Third and 21. Key drive in the second half. The electric atmosphere of the Cotton Bowl. Two rivals going head to head.

One particular play in the Red River Rivalry helped define the annual October game between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners — with a 24-17 lead, the Horns called for a screen pass to junior wide receiver Lil’Jordan Humphrey facing a 3rd and 21 near midfield.

As Sooners defenders converged on Humphrey, the play appeared doomed to failure far from the first-down marker as three Sooners defenders made contact at the 36-yard line.