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Texas' defense dominates, offense shows signs of life in Red River Rivalry 1st half

The Longhorns' defense has been lights-out as usual, but Arch Manning and Co. have looked more confident against the Sooners' defense.

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After a somewhat "boring" first half of football, the Longhorns headed into halftime down three to the Sooners.

The first few offensive drives for Texas looked incredibly bleak, with a plethora of screen plays being the main focal point of Steve Sarkisian's offense. It was apparent that Sark was trying to slow down Oklahoma's dominant pass rush from the get-go, forcing the Sooner's defensive line to track down ball-carries left and right.