The future of one of college football’s top rivalry games is seemingly going to another level since the hire of Tom Herman at Texas. The Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are already locked in some fierce and momentum-shifting recruiting battles starting with Saturday’s flip of ESPN 300 quarterback Cameron Rising from Oklahoma to Texas on Saturday.
Here is a look at five battles that Oklahoma and Texas fans will be paying close attention to with the Rising flip having sent both fan bases into a frenzy.
DE Ron Tatum III (Oklahoma City/Putnam City High)
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