The Red River Rivalry is the first of a few October games that will sort out the College Football Playoff picture.
The winner of Saturday's annual meeting between the Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners will be the favorite to win the Big 12 and be in position for one of the four playoff spots.
Texas would probably be in the playoff, if it started this week, because it has looked the part of a playoff team and owns a quality road win over the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Steve Sarkisian's team is the clear favorite in Week 6 because of that and its dominance of the Sooners last year.