J.T. Barrett won't ever get to play a Red River Rivalry game in the Cotton Bowl, so he'll have to settle for the next best thing: a road game at Oklahoma.
The Texas native rooted for the Longhorns when he was a kid. He wanted to be the quarterback Texas took in its 2013 recruiting class, and attended the 2011 OU-Texas game as a UT recruit. Ohio State's road trip to Norman this week means a little bit more to Barrett than most Buckeyes.
"He had aspirations of being a Longhorn and that didn't come true, so this is probably the closest thing to playing that game, you know?