The conclusion of a Texas-Oklahoma game always involves a lot of trash-talking against the defeated opponent from across the Red River. While the losing team’s fan base has already scurried out of the venue, fans of the winning team stayed behind while the victors celebrated on the field, soaking up the atmosphere as they took turns trying on the Golden Hat’s centerpiece trophy. do.
Sometimes the celebration can last for days, but the other person will always remember it.
That memory was evident after the Longhorns thoroughly defeated the Sooners, 34-3, inside the Cotton Bowl on Saturday. A year ago, Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutzman and coach Brent Venables wore a golden hat on Stutzman’s back after their team’s 34-30 victory at the Red River Rivalry. They posed for photos wearing matching T-shirts with their photos on them. “Texas fears Oklahoma. Oklahoma fears only God.” At this year’s game, Stutzman appeared wearing a Longhorns chain upside down.
When the Longhorns got back on track Saturday, they were primed for that moment. Linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. drapes a Baker Mayfield Oklahoma jersey over the midfield logo, followed by edge rusher Valin Sorrell with a giant Longhorns flag, then hangs a Cotton Bowl flag through his Mayfield jersey. planted on the lawn.
Later, in the locker room, Hill, who had 11 tackles and two sacks, posted a photo of himself holding a torn Mayfield jersey on social media with the caption, “Texas isn’t afraid of anyone.”
“I felt it was the right thing for me,” Hill told reporters in the postgame press conference. “I saw everything they posted last year so it felt right to touch on them a little bit. So I felt like I needed to post a little something to cheer the team up and make them feel good. there was.”
