Texas Football: 10 reasons to be excited for the Big 12 Championship Game

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DALLAS, TX – OCTOBER 06: Tre Norwood #13 of the Oklahoma Sooners is called for pass interference on a pass intended for Collin Johnson #9 of the Texas Longhorns in the fourth quarter of the 2018 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 6, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

5. Star wide receivers on both sides

Both of these offenses possess the ability to be very explosive for long portions of games. Oklahoma’s offense should be able to outpace the Texas football offense on any given day. The area where Texas gets the advantage back is on the defensive side of the ball. Oklahoma’s defense might be the worst in the Big 12 and Texas has one of the most talented.

A glaring weakness for the Oklahoma defense lies in the secondary. Junior cornerback Parnell Motley does lead the Sooners in interceptions this year, with three, but he has also been one of the biggest liabilities in pass coverage. Motley was picked on by both of the most potent Texas wide receivers earlier this year.

Those two talented Texas wideouts are the pair of standout juniors, Collin Johnson and Lil’Jordan Humphrey. Fellow junior wide receiver Devin Duvernay can also present a big threat to the Oklahoma defensive efforts. Duvernay is posting career highs in most major receiving stat categories with more than 400 receiving yards and four touchdowns.

On the Oklahoma side, the star junior cousin of Pittsburgh Steelers All-Pro wide receiver Antonio Brown wants to light up the Texas secondary. Marquise Brown might be the nation’s best deep threat. Sophomore wide receiver CeeDee Lamb could also have a big game if the Texas secondary has any lapses.

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