On Saturday afternoon in a sun-splashed and heated (both literally and figuratively) rivalry game environment at the historic Cotton Bowl and as a traditional part of the Texas State Fair, Oklahoma fell victim to a desperate and angry Texas Longhorn team that was determined not to lose, even if it took a little while for the Longhorns to rise up and wreak their havoc.
After a low-scoring first half largely dominated by Oklahoma and its top-ranked defense, the Sooners seemingly ran out of gas halfway through the 121st renewal of the Red River Rivalry. If the so-called "middle eight" are perceived as the most important part of a football game, Saturday's annual border war was a prime example.