Current:Home > MyTexas football plants flag through Baker Mayfield Oklahoma jersey after Red River Rivalry -Zenith Profit Hub
Texas football plants flag through Baker Mayfield Oklahoma jersey after Red River Rivalry
View
Date:2025-04-13 19:07:27
(This story was updated with new information)
The Red River Rivalry between Texas football and Oklahoma is one of college football's richest rivalry games out there.
It's also one that comes with quite the emotion, as evident by Saturday's 120th edition of the Red River Shootout at the Cotton Bowl.
Following the No. 1 Longhorns 34-3 romp over the Sooners, Texas defensive players Anthony Hill Jr. and Barryn Sorrell took a Baker Mayfield No. 6 Oklahoma jersey and placed it at the 50-yard line. The two then planted the University of Texas flag right through the jersey, unofficially claiming the Cotton Bowl as their own.
REQUIRED READING:Texas vs Oklahoma score: Updates, highlights from Longhorns' 34-3 Red River Rivalry win
"I just felt like it was the right thing for me to do," Hill Jr. said postgame. "I'd seen all the stuff they (Oklahoma) posted last year, so I felt like it was right for me to get a little touch of something on them."
Saturday's win for Texas marked just the second time in the last seven seasons (and twice in the last three) that the Longhorns have won the Red River Rivalry. It also marked the first time that the Longhorns have started the season 6-0 for the first time since 2009, as noted by the Austin American-Statesman.
Hill Jr. had a big game himself on Saturday, as the 6-foot-3 defensive lineman finished with a game-high 11 tackles and two sacks for a total loss of 8 yards. He also forced a fumble in the second quarter, when he stripped the ball out of Oklahoma quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr.'s hand on a scramble.
The Longhorns also got back starting quarterback Quinn Ewers on Saturday after the 6-foot-2 quarterback was sidelined for the last five weeks with an oblique strain. Though it took him some time to settle in, Ewers completed 20 of 29 passes for 199 yards with two combined touchdowns and an interception in his first game back.
veryGood! (5943)
Related
- Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
Ranking
- How to watch new prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin': Premiere date, cast, streaming
- The Best Stocking Stuffers Under $25
- Angelina Jolie nearly fainted making Maria Callas movie: 'My body wasn’t strong enough'
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- 'Most Whopper
- 'Most Whopper
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Residents worried after ceiling cracks appear following reroofing works at Jalan Tenaga HDB blocks
Recommendation
What to know about Tuesday’s US House primaries to replace Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz
Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
Buckingham Palace staff under investigation for 'bar brawl'
Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West