

Since that team, Lincoln Riley's Sooners have been fighting to get back to college football's top level. The Sooners put together a 14-game winning streak between the 20 seasons that ended with Oklahoma one snap away from the national title game.

In fact, Oklahoma's 13-game winning streak trails only Alabama for the longest streak in college football. Oklahoma: Need to knowįinding a way to win: While Oklahoma has not put together many complete games this season, the Sooners are quietly in the midst of their longest winning streak in four years. Quarterback Spencer Rattler threw for 209 yards and three touchdowns in a 53-45 four-overtime victory in the 2020 matchup. Texas holds a 62-49-5 advantage all-time in the rivalry, but the Sooners have won five of the last six, including a victory in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game. The Longhorns are searching for their first trip back to the Big 12 Championship Game since 2018 in Sarkisian's first season. Texas is fresh off its first victory over TCU in Fort Worth since 2013. 13 Arkansas in Week 2, but Steve Sarkisian's squad has rebounded with three straight wins since Casey Thompson took over at quarterback. The Longhorns suffered a crushing loss to No. Texas represents Oklahoma's first test against a ranked opponent. The Sooners have not necessarily lived up to the hype with which they entered the 2021 season, but they have survived all five matchups to this point. 21 Texas meet for the 117th time on Saturday in the annual Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas as a new chapter will be added to one of the game's most storied rivalries Saturday.
