Oct 12, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA;Oklahoma Sooners head coach Lincoln Riley wavs to the crowd after the game against the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
It has been 15 years since an Oklahoma football team came into its annual rivalry game with Texas unranked in either major poll.
It is also the first time, maybe in forever, that as few as 12,000 Sooner fans were in attendance at the game.
The threat of COVID-19 exposure has dramatically changed the traditional festive atmosphere and emotional fan involvement that has been a part of this game for the over 90 years the game has been in Dallas, approximately halfway between the two campuses.