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Red River Showdown central: All you need to know ahead of the Texas-Oklahoma matchup

Saturday, the No. 20 Sooners will face the unranked Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl Stadium for the 88th annual Red River Showdown. Both teams come off rocky season starts, hoping the rivalry matchup will push them above .500.

Tom Fox - Staff Photographer The Cotton Bowl was full of burnt orange and maroon as the Texas Longhorns kicked off to Oklahoma Sooners in the first half of the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, October 12, 2013. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

At Oklahoma, a team recently looking to return to the College Football Playoff and bring quarterback Baker Mayfield a Heisman is now simply looking to win the Big 12 after losses to powerhouse Houston and Ohio State teams.