CJ Vogel

Texas is now top 10 in the country in turnover margin at +1.00 per game. 12 takeaways this season ranks 11th in the country.

Texas is tied for 24th in the country with 16.0 sacks and that is with 0.0 sacks combined against Florida and Ohio State...

Texas was 10-17 on third downs against Oklahoma, who was the No. 1 3rd down defense in the country coming into the game Saturday. Oklahoma had previously allowed just 12 3rd down conversions on 59 attempts. Huge day for the Texas offense. After the first three third down attempts, where Texas was 0-3 and averaged 21.7 yards to go for a conversion, the Longhorns then averaged 6.5 yards to go on their next 14 third downs. Huge improvement.

Arch Manning's passing chart. 3-3 passing on throws over 20-yards. Love seeing that.

This angle is fantastic. What a throw. Additionally, i think the Longhorn WR group and Arch Manning are really starting to click on scramble drills here. Encouraging facet of the pass game over the last two weeks. Stay for Trevor Goosby washing down the left side of the OU DL… phew!

Another strong chip off the edge, this time from Daylan McCutcheon. David Stone vs. DJ Campbell was a fun battle. This time a bull rush from Stone gets under Campbell and he is pushed into the pocket as a result Manning dances up and through the pocket with strong footwork and delivers a strike to Wingo. First down.

Couldn't be more excited to move onto Kentucky week!

This is a fantastic play from Arch. But I also want to highlight the chip block from TE Jack Endries on Jayden Jackson on the edge. Goosby is able to very easily subdue his pass rush as a result and Manning is able to take the corner and find a man running across the field. That’s a tough, tough throw right there.

Wanted to carry over the conversation from Twitter to the board for a number of different moments, stats and film studies on Saturday. This will be a new thread going on each day and I hope you all join me in extending dialogue in a positive way. ***

3 Stars of the Game following the Longhorns' 23–6 victory over the Sooners in Dallas. *** Star No. 1. – CB Malik Muhammad What a return to the field it was for Malik Muhammad on Saturday. The two interceptions were clearly the headline, but Muhammad was nails otherwise. Muhammad added another pass breakup and a tackle for loss to his tally on the afternoon. We talk about players taking the jump in their contract year, well, Muhammad is doing exactly that. We saw how the perception of a true CB1 can help the Texas defense a year ago, hopefully it will do the same in 2025 with Muhammad moving forward. Star No. 2 – RB Quintrevion Wisner Something about playing against the big rivals that turns Wisner into an all-world running back. Baxter is 3-3 as a starting running back eclipsing 100 yards from scrimmage against Oklahoma and Texas A&M in his career, and his effort on Saturday was desperately needed. The Longhorns found a solid bit of rhythm with the outside zone game and Wisner's vision and patience was tremendous. Five receptions for 34 yards as well. Star No. 3 – PR Ryan Niblett A moment that will be replayed time and time again in this series moving forward put the exclamation point on this football game for the Texas Longhorns. What a moment for Ryan Niblett, what a moment for Jeff Banks' unit and what a moment for the Longhorns and their fans on Saturday. HM1 Colin Simmons: 2.5 sacks, and a career high number of sacks, Simmons has quietly put together a very solid season through the first half of the year. HM2 Arch Manning: The box score isn't the prettiest, only 166 pass yards, but Arch was nails on 3rd downs and tremendous throwing under pressure. How about being pressured 25 times and taking just one sack. He is growing up right before our eyes.

Nope. Basically "here is our team, here is the environment" A lot of the work comes from post game calls with recruits who visited for the game.

Texas hosted more OOS prospects this year in Dallas than what you would typically think. Combination of Saturday being the only opportunity this month to play in front of recruits, as well as a weaker home slate. Longhorns took advantage of the opportunity.

On some commits, Derrek Cooper arrived by himself and stayed the duration of the game. Jermaine Bishop, Smoke Matthews, Dia Bell, John Turntine III and Max Wright were all seen together, chopping it up with one another.

I'm well aware big Harv.

49 straight days of no dates.

Do not encourage this!...

Those are insane lol

That’s hilarious

Oh COME ON!!!😂😂😂😂

It’s all dependent upon the play that’s called and what is being asked of him. Plus situation. If you go to low to high or high to low on every single snap, you’re doing yourself a disservice.

That play specifically and moment is actually what helped inspire this article.

It certainly isn't encouraging.

Texas fans know, this game is won on momentum, emotion and who wants it more. I typically hate the "Team X lost because Team Y wanted it more" nonsense that you hear on broadcasts and recaps. You are telling me one team just didn't care to try and win a football game? But in the case of these Red River Shootouts, this is largely the case. You see coaches on either side of the river call trick plays and become the most aggressive version of themselves in this football game because they know they must do anything and everything to win this football game. It means that much to both football teams in a given year. In regards to Texas, playing in the 2025 Red River Shootout means playing for your season. A third loss in six games slams the door shut on every goal you hoped to achieve as the preseason No. 1 team with the Heisman favorite leading your huddles. Poof. Gone, after six weeks. It was shocking to see the Longhorns get bodied in the trenches on both sides of the ball in Gainesville. Yet, I can't help but think that performance may be copy-pasted to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday given the body of work we have seen on the offensive line this season. However, the old adage goes A Hungry Dog Runs Faster. We will see just how hungry Texas is on Saturday. Does this team have what it takes to right the ship? To turn around what has not been a sufficient start to the season and defeat its biggest rival on a stage where things are trending in opposite directions for each team? Even bigger than that – does Texas possess the necessary leadership on its football team right now to stay the course if things start slow? Again, my answer to that remains an unknown. However, I lean towards no. For all of the talk about culture in the Texas program, this is the definition of a culture game. Rebounding from an embarrassment on national television to a team that was very much looking for a reason to punch it in and a fan base ready to fire up FlightAware is step No. 1 to getting the season back on track. Someone outside of the typical Michael Taaffes and Anthony Hills and occasional Colin Simmons has to take the reigns as a leader and ultimately will their team to a victory. This weekend will be a big test for those guys as well. You just had your food taken and eaten right in front of you in Gainesville last Saturday and only after the grave was dug did you see some fight to survive. Offensively, I don't think you have a leader. Closest thing you have right now is DeAndre Moore. I won't ever question how much he cares about winning football games. That was a guy who was so frustrated after the UTEP game, it looked like he was close to tears – and he could not even play due to injury. He cares. Texas needs more guys like that. To show that they care. Additionally, the Texas sidelines are noticeably quieter in 2025 than they were in 2024. There is no rah-rah guy. It appears to me that there are ten guys who look in a huddle on a given snap and think "We have Arch, it will be alright." Maybe that eventually becomes the case with Arch. Where the SuperMan cape is sewn into his jersey and he can't help but be the reason why the offense goes. But that clearly is not the case right now. And perhaps all of this becomes moot by the 2nd quarter of this game on Saturday. But right now, I have not seen enough to give the Texas offense any benefit of the doubt when it comes to heart and passion. This game on Saturday is great. It squeezes every ounce of passion out of teams, especially when backs are against the wall much like they are for Texas entering the weekend. But Texas must fend for itself. Until I see that hungry dog start hunting for its own food rather than waiting for the dinner bowl to be served, I fear this weekend, and subsequently the remainder of the season, could be one that turns Saturdays into a day of dread rather than excitement and anticipation.

The point of calling a screen play...is to throw the screen.