Texas Football: 3 takeaways from crazy Red River loss to OU

In one of the craziest losses in the history of the Texas football program, the Red River Rivalry game didn’t fall in their favor against Oklahoma.

When it looked like all hope was lost for the Texas football program in the annual Red River Rivalry game against the Oklahoma Sooners, another crazy comeback emerged. Senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger still managed to come through when Texas was at odds to even hang around in the game. This game felt a lot like the Big 12 opener and road win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders back on Sep. 26, by the final score of 63-56 in overtime.

The game went back and forth, and then back and forth some more. It finally ended in four overtimes (the longest Red River Rivalry game in the history of this series) after an Ehlinger pick to Oklahoma cornerback Trey Brown.

Texas had a real opportunity to take control of the game early on, but the offense couldn’t find any sort of rhythm in the second and third quarters. Texas head coach Tom Herman and new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich just don’t seem to be on the same page through four games this season. That is holding this offense back when it has the chance to lock down on leads in the middle of games in the Big 12.

Meanwhile, Oklahoma had their clear opportunity to seal the win late in the fourth quarter. But they somehow allowed Texas to get back in the game by scoring 14 consecutive points in a span of less than four minutes. Texas actually scored 21 unanswered points through the first possession of overtime.

Overtime provided for more craziness, but Oklahoma wound up getting the edge by game’s end by the final score of 53-45 in overtime.

Here’s a look at the three takeaways from the Longhorns wild loss to Oklahoma in Red River on Oct. 10.