Oklahoma rode a remarkable efficiency from a freshman quarterback and rallied from a very early shortage to defeat Texas 54-48 Saturday in the most recent wild and also unforeseeable meeting in the Red River Showdown.With beginning quarterback Spencer Rattler missing on simple throws and also rattled by the Longhorns 'defense, Oklahoma trainer Lincoln Riley counted on fresher Caleb Williams, a first-class hire that sparked an angry resurgence to maintain the Sooners unbeaten and near the front of the University Football Playoff race.With ball game tied at 48 with just over a min left, Williams as well as OU went 75 lawns in six bet the win, topped by running back Kennedy Brooks' 33-yard goal keep up one second left.The true fresher threw for 212 backyards as well as two ratings as well as became part of the game's two most significant highlight-reel moments: his 66-yard goal run early in the 2nd quarter to cut the Longhorns'lead to 28-14 and also the 52-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Denzel Mims that bound the score at 41 midway via the fourth quarter. as well as led 28-7 after the very first quarter.

Fresher wide receiver Xavier Worthy do with 261 obtaining yards, second-most in program background, as well as running back Bijan Robinson had 137 hurrying lawns.< p class= "gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw __ cap gnt_em_img_ccw __ crd"data-c-caption="Oklahoma and also Texas incorporated for 102 points, one of the most in a Red River competition video game. "data-c-credit=" Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports"> Each time when defenses have actually reclaimed a toehold in the Big 12 and as OU has actually battled to put up factors with uniformity, this year's Red River felt like a go back to regular behavior in a competition understood for shocking offenses. The 102 incorporated factors established a brand-new Red River record.The Sooners completed with 662 yards of total crime equally divided between the run and also pass: 339 began the ground and also 323 with the air. Texas obtained 516 backyards, the most OU has allowed a regular-season game considering that Nov. 23, 2018.

The failure to maximize a sizzling start and also retreat in the middle of the Sooners'battles on infraction shows how far Texas has actually come and how far the Longhorns still need to go under coach Steve Sarkisian.The win

does produce a possible quarterback predicament for Riley, who has had a magic touch with a run of high-profile passers-- consisting of a set of Heisman Trophy victors in Baker Mayfield as well as Kyler Murray-- however will certainly for the first time in his period need to make a decision which alternative gives his team the most effective opportunity of getting to the national semifinals.

< p data-g-r="careless"data-gl-method="lazyLoadX"id="~ ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-sports-football-college-3" course ="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"> After a strong however unspectacular 2020 season, Rattler was anticipated to blossom right into a Heisman challenger and difficulty for one of the leading areas in the upcoming NFL draft. Williams was the country's leading quarterback recruit.The opponents may reunite in the Huge 12 championship game, which will match the leading 2 finishers in the meeting in very early December.Follow colleges reporter Paul Myerberg on Twitter