ARLINGTON, TX - DECEMBER 04: The Oklahoma Sooners on offense against the Nebraska Cornhuskers during the Big 12 Championship at Cowboys Stadium on December 4, 2010 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
There were times in days gone by when Oklahoma football and the Big Red machine from Nebraska ruled the college football world.
It’s been quite a few years since the days of “Irresistible Oklahoma” and “Immovable Nebraska.” That was the headline on the cover of Sports Illustrated in November 1971, and the renewal of this storied rivalry celebrates the 50-year anniversary of that historic 1971 game on Saturday at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.