Following their win over Oklahoma this previous Saturday, Texas gamers laid down a jersey of former Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield on the 50-yard line inside Cotton Bowl Stadium and caught a Longhorns flag in the midst of it.
On Sunday, Mayfield, who’s at the moment the beginning quarterback of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers, shared his ideas in regards to the actions of the Texas gamers after the varsity’s victory over Oklahoma.
“[I’m] only a child from Austin, Texas, that went to Oklahoma and received his final two Crimson River video games, and being rent-free of their heads for nearly a decade.”
Mayfield has by no means been one to cover his true emotions from the general public. Even courting again to his time with the Sooners, he developed a fame for being a brash, in-your-face sort of quarterback who Oklahoma followers cherished to root for and opposing fan bases cherished to hate.
However whilst a local of Austin, Texas (the place the College of Texas is situated), Mayfield made it clear on Sunday that he is nonetheless all the time going to assist the varsity that helped him turn out to be the No. 1 choose within the 2018 NFL Draft.
As for the present Sooners, they delivered an underwhelming efficiency in a 34-3 loss to the Longhorns this previous Saturday.
Oklahoma entered the second quarter of the matchup with a 3-0 lead, however then Texas put up 34 unanswered factors and this season’s model of the Crimson River Rivalry turned out to be a dud.
Maybe the results of the competition should not have been that huge of a shock because the Longhorns entered the sport because the No. 1 group within the nation whereas the Sooners have been beginning a real freshman at quarterback.
In opposition to top-of-the-line defenses within the nation, Oklahoma simply could not get something occurring offense. Within the loss, the Sooners averaged lower than 2.5 yards per rush try, misplaced two fumbles, and have been solely 4-of-15 on third down.
In the meantime, Texas rode the efficiency of its prime protection and a powerful dashing assault (177 yards on the bottom) to the varsity’s sixth win of the 2024 season. The victory improved the Longhorns’ file to 6-0 this 12 months. They’re nonetheless the No. 1 group in each the newest Related Press and AFCA Coaches polls
The 31-point loss knocked the Sooners out of each main polls for the primary time this 12 months in order that they’ll should get issues again on observe in the event that they wish to be one of many 12 groups to compete on this season’s Faculty Soccer Playoff.
