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Texas quarterback Shane Buechele (7) throws in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016. Oklahoma State won 49-31. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Some players thrive on the intensity of the Red River Rivalry, motivated by the pomp and ceremony of one of college football's biggest rivalries.
Few settings are more conducive to meltdowns than the annual Texas-Oklahoma game. The wild atmosphere and history of close finishes practically begs for another mistake to be added to the rivalry's lore.
The game can pack considerable punch to first-timers, especially quarterbacks.