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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Welcome to OU-Texas Week
October 02, 2006 | Football
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Oklahoma vs. Texas
The Sooners meet the Longhorns in the 101st edition of the Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Saturday, Oct. 7. Kickoff is set for shortly after 2:30 p.m. and ABC has the television broadcast.
Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops is 5-2 all-time against Texas including a five-game win streak from 2000-2004. The 2000 game launched OU on the path to the school's seventh national title. Texas won the game last season en route to the program's fourth national championship.
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The OU-Texas game pits two of the most storied programs in college football history against each other. The schools have combined for 11 national championships, six Heisman Trophies and 1,564 victories.
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Last Week - Texas 56, Sam Houston State 3
Henry Melton ran for two touchdowns, Colt McCoy passed for two more and No. 7 Texas emptied its bench and still piled up the points on Division I-AA Sam Houston State in a 56-3 win Saturday night. Melton, a 270-pound tailback normally used in short-yardage and mop-up situations...
Game Recap | Box Score | Game Quotes
Texas Key Players
No. 63 - OT Justin Blalock, Sr.
No. 27 - SS Michael Griffin, Sr.
No. 80 - DE Tim Crowder, Sr.
No. 39 - DE Brian Robison, Sr.
No. 25 - RB Jamaal Charles, Soph.
No. 97 - DT Frank Okam, Jr.
No. 64 - OG Kasey Studdard, Sr.
No. 22 - RB Selvin Young, Sr.
No. 62 - C Lyle Sendlein, Sr.
No. 4 - WR Limas Sweed, Jr.
OU-Texas in the News
The Texas Longhorns might find out how scary October can be even before reaching Halloween. By the end of this month, the No. 7 Longhorns should know whether they're legitimate contenders for a third straight Bowl Championship Series appearance or just masquerading...
Houston Chronicle
Texas and Oklahoma fans be warned. After walking past the Chevy truck display, the World's Largest Traveling Candy Store and Granny's Funnel Cakes, you can't miss the newest attraction at the State Fair. A massive video board, measuring 83 feet wide and 57 feet tall...
Dallas Morning News
OU had an open date this weekend and Sooner fans are encouraged, knowing coach Bob Stoops is 9-0 after open weeks in the regular season. Rules that limit an athlete to 25 hours a week dedicated to his sport, though, make it impossible for wholesale changes, or even many...
San Antonio Express-News
UT coach Mack Brown called it a "knock down, drag out game emotionally." When asked how his team was feeling, OU's Bob Stoops said, "The confidence is strong." The Longhorns and Sooners can't afford to invest too much emotion into this week's festivities...
Dallas Morning News
It is tempting, when breaking down this week's Texas-Oklahoma game, to conclude that the winner of Saturday's strength-on-strength matchup will rule the Red River Rivalry. The Sooners have the nation's No. 3 rusher in Adrian Peterson (160.8 yards per game)...
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
It's going to be a knock-down, drag-out, close-the-gates-of-mercy type of game. "I've been waiting to play in this game my whole life," quarterback Colt McCoy said. Since it's Adrian Peterson's last ride in college, expect Peterson to bring it.
The Daily Texan
The Longhorns hope to control the ball with the ground game and have McCoy contribute in a complementary role, rather than have him carry the offense on his back. Former Leander High star Paul Thompson will play his final Texas-Oklahoma game Saturday...
Austin American Statesman
Through four games, Oklahoma's strength of schedule against past opposition ranks 5th in the country, while Texas' is currently 50th. The Sooners first four opponents are 11-3 so far this season. OU's schedule based upon their future opponents is ranked 45th...
Big Red Report
Tailbacks Selvin Young (ribs) and Jamaal Charles (general soreness) sat out, and the Longhorns finished with a season-low 119 rushing yards. Henry Melton, who normally is used in short-yardage situations, made his first start and had scoring runs of 1 and 2 yards...
Houston Chronicle
Apparently Colt McCoy didn't get that memo. When asked if he had, the redshirt freshman quarterback said with a grin, "I definitely thought about it. I have been dreaming about it my entire life." It wasn't like McCoy let his daydreams about the Sooners disrupt Texas' task at hand...
The Daily Texan
Sam Houston State was little more than a scrimmage for No. 7 Texas. Bring on Oklahoma. Colt McCoy passed for two touchdowns, Henry Melton ran for two more and the Longhorns emptied their bench and still piled up the points on Division I-AA Sam Houston State...
MSNBC
If you can keep your head while others around you are losing theirs, then you stand a decent chance of being the winning quarterback in Saturday's Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma quarterback Paul Thompson had a handful of snaps in mop-up duty in 2003. Texas...
Ft. Worth Star Telegram
When Texas faces Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, the most effective players are those who descend the tunnel with confidence, and like Melton, Finley gained a bit of that in Saturday's game against Sam Houston State. Ditto receiver Jordan Shipley, who scored...
12thFan.com
"You don't have the plays where people are covered and all the sudden he still gets 50 yards," Stoops said. "That's something that's different. But Colt McCoy is doing a great job of managing their team and the way they play. They are very efficient and they're...
Bryan-College Station Eagle
I think it's no mystery that they're going to run Adrian (Peterson) but I think you also have to calculate and be more deliberate when you do pass. Because there are opportunities and there are holes in the Texas secondary. It just has to be timed properly...
Scout.com
Texas Texas ended an embarrassing losing streak to Oklahoma last year. Now the Longhorns would like to start a winning one. With Division 1-AA Sam Houston State disposed of 56-to-3 the Longhorns quickly turn their attention to the annual Dallas matchup with OU...
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