No. 1 Texas Longhorns vs No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners: How to watch, betting lines, and storylines
No. 1 Texas (5-0, 1-0) faces No. 18 Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1) in the Red River Shootout on Saturday at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Here’s how to watch, betting lines, and storylines before the Horns head to the State Fair.
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This is the first SEC battle between the hated rivals who have met 119 times since 1900. Texas holds the series lead at 63-51-5.
Top 10
- 1Breaking
Quinn Ewers returns
Steve Sarkisian announces Texas QB will start Red River Rivalry
- 2
Cam Newton
ESPN hires former Auburn QB as regular on 'First Take' with Stephen A. Smith
- 3Hot
National Letter of Intent axed
The NCAA eliminates National Letter of Intent
- 4
Mahomes x Texas Tech
Red Raiders drop new uniforms featuring Patrick Mahomes' 'Gladiator' logo
- 5Trending
Transfer Portal change
NCAA D-I Committee shortens college football, basketball transfer portal from 45 to 30 days
The matchup will start at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, breaking away from its regular starting time of 11 a.m. CT for just the second time since 2008.
The change is due to both teams joining the SEC, where the conference typically schedules its biggest games in the afternoon on a new ESPN timeslot.
How to watch
When: Saturday, October 12th, 2024
Where: The Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas
Time: 2:30 p.m. Central
TV: ABC
Listen: TexasSports.com
Betting the game
Spread: Texas -14.5
Over/under: 45.5
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