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SoonerScoop Sights & Sounds: OU 34, Texas 30

Eddie On3by:Eddie Radosevich•10/09/23
Syndication: The Oklahoman
Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Danny Stutsman (28) celebrates with the Golden Hat Trophy after the Red River Rivalry college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the University of Texas (UT) Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. Oklahoma won 34-30.

Oh, we know you were waiting for this one, OU fans. A legendary game means there were so many legendary moments.

Dillon Gabriel and Nic Anderson got to play hero with 15 seconds left in Oklahoma’s 34-30 victory against Texas in the Red River Rivalry.

But this game was full of jaw-dropping moments and highlights that will live on forever for OU fans. It has everyone believing in Gabriel. And if there were any doubters before, they’re gone with Brent Venables.

“It reminds me a little bit of that 1999-2000 (team),” Venables said. “No offense to those guys back in the day. No offense to these guys. But we had a bunch of misfits back in 2000. We didn’t know how good we could be. That was a group, they were tough as all get out.

“They were raggedy, young and they just came to every day and went to work. And these guys have done exactly that. We’re a little shinier in some spots than that group, but also I think the parallels are that we didn’t know how good we can be. What that team is committed to is just improving each and every day.

“And this is a team that has grown incredibly close over the last several months. These guys have worked hard at that. That doesn’t just happen. There’s got to be a lot of intentionality. Relationships that a lot of work. We’ve challenged them. We’ve nurtured that. For us to realize our potential and have an opportunity to be a great team, we’ve got to be a team that knows each other, that loves each other, that understands the culture and the defensive standard of excellence that this program represents. And these guys have been amazing.”

A game this good deserves a Sights & Sounds that good. SoonerScoop video editor Eddie Radosevich comes through with a super-sized version of Sights & Sounds.

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