5 greatest Red River Rivalry games from Oklahoma and Texas’s time in the Big 12
The Red River Rivalry is heading for the SEC, so it's time to look back at the 28 years Texas and Oklahoma shared in the Big 12.
By Josh Yourish
4. 2001 No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Texas
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There are massive implications every time Texas and Oklahoma meet, but in 2001, the stakes were as high as ever. There hadn’t been a top-five matchup between the two teams since 1979, and the Sooners were coming off their first national title since 1985.
Oklahoma kept its hopes of repeating alive with a 14-3 win that was capped off by Roy Williams’s Superman leap over the Texas offensive line which led to the game-clinching touchdown.
With the Red River Showdown today, it seemed fitting to celebrate the 17-year anniversary of Roy Williams' "Superman tackle." pic.twitter.com/5os2GGtUCB
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