Texas and Oklahoma will meet as Big 12 rivals for the final time before both move to the SEC.
It’s an okay Saturday of college football, one that should provide a few answers to recurring questions such as “Is Texas back ?” “Alabama: somehow not good?” and “What would happen if a team spent a whole season deciding not to try in the first quarter?”
Never miss a goal or a touchdown. Sign up for Sports Alerts to receive email alerts on major sports news as soon as it breaks.meet as Big 12 opponents in the Red River Rivalry for the final time before both depart for the SEC. It has been one of the more competitive rivalry games in recent seasons, with eight of the past 10 meetings decided by eight points or fewer, and one of the more high-scoring, with an average final score of 41-30 in those 10 games.
Mark Stoops’s recipe for success at Kentucky — the Wildcats have gone bowling in seven straight seasons and, at 5-0 this year, are almost certain to make it eight in a row — has been fairly simple: grind things out on offense and defense. And while this year’s Kentucky defense is stingy as usual, the Wildcats’ offense has reeled off 33 plays of at least 20 yards,, so something will have to give.
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