The annual rivalry game between the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners looks much different than it has in years past.
The State Fair of Texas looks different — there will be fewer fans in the stadium and neither of the two teams sits in a favorable position to win the conference. A rivalry game is always a must-win, but for the Sooners a loss would effectively eliminate them from the title chase, while a Texas loss further muddies the middle of the conference.
Oklahoma has faced uncharacteristic struggles in their first two conference games, so to get some more insight into what is going on, we reached out to Jack Shields of Crimson and Cream Machine.