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Game Primer: OU vs. Texas

October 10, 2024 | Football

OPENING KICK

• In a matchup of the SEC’s new members, No. 18/16 Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1) takes on No. 1/1 Texas (5-0, 1-0) for the 96th straight year in Dallas when the teams meet Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT in the Allstate Red River Rivalry. The game will be played at the Cotton Bowl and televised by ABC with Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge announcing. OU is the designated home team.

• Saturday’s game will mark the 120th meeting between Oklahoma and Texas, with the first matchup occurring Oct. 10, 1900, in Austin. Since 1929, the Sooners and Longhorns have played annually at Fair Park in Dallas. The game has been played inside the Cotton Bowl every year since 1937.

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