In the 2000s, OU has won 11 Big 12 football championships and tied for another. In that same time, Texas has won two Big 12 titles.
Many are the things that have separated the Sooners and the Longhorns, but one thing stands above the rest: quarterbacking.
Between Colt McCoy in 2009 and Sam Ehlinger last season, Texas struggled at the most important position. Meanwhile, the Sooners have continued to thrive at QB, with even the likes of Landry Jones considered a middle-of-the-road Sooner quarterback.
And here’s how mighty is the span. ESPN recently ranked the schools of the BCS era, 1998-2018, by position groups.