Kyler Murray fought back tears less than two months ago at the Cotton Bowl. Oklahoma had fallen short against Texas in the Red River Showdown.
Murray isn’t used to losing and that felt like it might’ve been his only shot to beat the Sooners’ biggest rival.
But, as fate had it, the storied programs met for the second time this season in the Big 12 championship Saturday. It had been more than a century since the schools played twice in a season and the game lived up to its hype.