How a new era has changed stakes of Texas-Oklahoma rivalry
The expanded College Football Playoff lowers the stakes of Texas-Oklahoma, but the Sooners can still spoil the top-ranked Longhorns' week. Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) runs the ball in the third quarter of the Longhorns' game against the UTSA Roadrunners at Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin, Sept. 19, 2026. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) In any other era, Oklahoma's motivation this weekend at the State Fair in Dallas wou…
