5 overreactions after Texas's dominant win vs. OU

Texas has the nation's best defense

Texas's defense and Pete Kwiatkowski had no issues dealing with the Oklahoma offense and dual-threat freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. in Red River this weekend. The front seven did a nice job of reading and containing Hawkins in the pocket to prevent him from using his legs as a weapon to get outside and pickup big gains with his running ability or throwing on the run.

The Longhorns defense also did a good job of preventing any thought of the Sooners hitting a deep shot or an explosive play over the top to stretch the field in this game. Oklahoma didn't have a single play that went for over 15 yards on offense against Texas's defense.

Defending Hawkins was successfully done by PK and the Longhorns usually having a spy edge rusher or linebacker that could keep him contained or prevent him from running an effective zone read or speed option play to the outside. Simmons, redshirt junior edge rusher Trey Moore, and Hill did a great job of flying to the football and getting Hawkins to the ground effectively.

The pass rush was also very effective at making life very uncomfortable for Hawkins in the pocket. Texas registered five sacks for the second straight game, including just 27 rushing yards and under 1.5 yards per carry for Hawkins for the first time this season for the Sooner quarterback on the ground.

For the third time this season, the Longhorns held their opponent's offense out of the end zone. Texas also extended its streak of holding its opponents under 300 total yards of offense, and under the mark of four yards per carry. Oklahoma finished up with just 168 pass yards and 89 rush yards (2.3 yards per carry).

After Week 7, Texas's defense leads the nation in scoring defense (6.3 points per game allowed), total defense (229.7 yards), and yards per play (3.7), according to Sports Reference.