2022 Texas vs. Oklahoma Postmortem: Defense

Texas blanked the Oklahoma Sooners 49-0 in the Red River Shutout for the first time since 1965. As once-in-every-57-year occurrences go, it was pretty enjoyable. There are many levels to this win to consider, but seeing Texas play four complete quarters on defense in dominating fashion with no mental let up while the Sooners opened up a giant can of quit tells you a lot about the current trajectories of both programs. Last year, this Texas defense would've leaked 17 points to this Sooner team on utter nonsense. This defense dialed in like they wanted to crush a hated rival and leave absolutely no doubt. In a game dominated by emotional swings and adrenaline, it's not easy to leave a game unmarked. That's what the Longhorn defense did.