No. 25/RV Football preview: No. 12/12 Oklahoma State

No. 25/RV Texas (4-2, 2-1) vs. No. 12/12 Oklahoma State (5-0, 2-0)
October 16, 2021
Where: Austin, Texas
Stadium: Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Time: 11:00 a.m. CT
TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jenny Taft)
Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network (Craig Way, Roger Wallace, Will Matthews)
Spanish Radio: Longhorn IMG Radio Network (Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva, Jesus Mendoza)
National Radio: Touchdown Radio (Brett Dolan, Gino Torretta)

THE OPENING KICKOFF

The University of Texas continues its 129th season of football on Saturday when the No. 25/RV Longhorns host No. 12/12 Oklahoma State for the 36th all-time meeting.
Last week, Texas (4-2, 2-1) fell to Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown, 55-48, snapping the Longhorns' three-game winning streak.
Oklahoma State heads to Austin with a 5-0 record and 2-0 mark in conference. The Cowboys were off last week after defeating Baylor, 24-14, in Stillwater on October 2.
Saturday's matchup will be Texas' fourth consecutive 11 a.m. kickoff, with the Longhorns holding a 2-1 record in the previous three games. In all, the Longhorns have played four day games this season with a 3-1 mark heading into Saturday's game.
Saturday's game against Oklahoma State will be Texas' third against a ranked opponent this season with the Longhorns holding a 1-1 record in the previous games.
UT has scored 32 or more points in five of six games this season and in seven of the last eight games overall.
Texas currently boasts 927 all-time wins, the fourth-most in college football history. UT holds an all-time record of 927-380-33 (.704).

THE ALL-TIME SERIES

Texas is set to face off with Oklahoma State for the 36th time in program history this Saturday, and for the 22nd time in Austin.
The Longhorns hold a 26-9 advantage in the series over the Cowboys, including a 15-6 mark in Austin.
Texas won last year's contest in Stillwater in thrilling fashion, winning 41-34 in overtime on a Joshua Moore 15-yard touchdown reception from Sam Ehlinger followed by a game-ending fourth down sack by Joseph Ossai.
The Longhorns have defeated the Cowboys in two-straight games after dropping the previous four matchups. It marked the first back-to-back victories in the series for Texas since 2008-09.
UT's 57-point victory over Oklahoma State (71-14) in 1996 - the first season of Big 12 Football - still stands as the largest margin of victory by either side in the series' history.
After Texas won 12-straight meetings from 1998-2009, the Cowboys have won seven of the last 11 contests between the schools since 2010.

A Texas Win Would ...

Be Texas' 928th victory all-time, keeping UT as the fourth-winningest program in college football history.
Improve the Longhorns to 27-9 all-time against Oklahoma State.
Give Steve Sarkisian his 51st victory as a head coach and fifth at The University of Texas.
Give Texas a 5-2 mark under Steve Sarkisian, making Sarkisian the first Texas head coach to win five of his first seven games since Mack Brown started 5-2 in 1998.
Improve Sarkisian's record against programs representing the Big 12 to 4-3 and bring his record against teams currently in the Big 12 to 3-2.

The Captains

This season, Texas will be naming game captains on a weekly basis.

LOUISIANA (Game 1): OL Derek Kerstetter, RB Roschon Johnson and LB DeMarvion Overshown.
ARKANSAS (Game 2): TE Cade Brewer, K/P Cameron Dicker and DL Moro Ojomo.
RICE (Game 3): OL Junior Angilau, DB B.J. Foster and WR Jordan Whittington
TEXAS TECH (Game 4): DB Anthony Cook, RB Keilan Robinson and QB Casey Thompson
TCU (Game 5): DL Keondre Coburn, OL Denzel Okafor and RB Bijan Robinson
OKLAHOMA (Game 6): Roschon Johnson, Derek Kerstetter, DeMarvion Overshown and Keilan Robinson

Texas Hall of Honor Weekend

Twenty-three former University of Texas student-athletes and one former coach will be inducted this October into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor at an induction ceremony on Friday night. The group includes 10 Longhorn greats recently selected for the Class of 2021 as well as the 14 that were chosen for the Class of 2020 last year. Due to COVID-19 protocols, Texas Athletics was not able to honor the 2020 Hall of Honor Class in person so that group will be honored alongside the 2021 Class. The ceremony will start at 7 p.m. Central in the LBJ Auditorium and Conference Center on the UT campus (2313 Red River St.). Tickets for this year's Hall of Honor show will be general admission and are available now for $25 per person. Information on all the honorees and the event is available at TexasSports.com. The newest members of the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor will also be recognized during the Longhorns game with Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Announced in 2020, the 66th Men's Hall of Honor class includes: D.J. Augustin (Basketball, 2006-08), a consensus first-team All-American and first-team Academic All-American who earned the Bob Cousy Award as the nation's top point guard while guiding the Longhorns to the Elite Eight in 2007-08; Jamaal Charles (Football, 2005-07; Track & Field, 2006-07), a three-time All-Big 12 selection on the gridiron and member of the 2005 National Championship team who ranks fourth on the UT all-time rushing list (3,328 yards) and is a four-time All-American and Big 12 100-meter champion on the track; Brad Elder (Golf, 1995-98), a four-time All-American who won the 1997 Fred Haskins Award as the nation's top collegiate golfer and led the Longhorns to a third-place team finish at the 1995 NCAA Championship; Jordan Shipley (Football, 2006-09), a two-time All-American who finished his career as the Longhorns' all-time leader in receptions (248) and ranked second in receiving yards (3,191) and TD catches (33); David Thomas (Football, 2002-05), a three-time All-Big 12 selection who finished his career as UT's all-time leader among tight ends in receptions (98), receiving yards (1,367) and TD catches (15) and a member of the 2005 National Championship team; and P.J. Tucker (Basketball, 2003-06), a second-team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year who led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight in 2005-06.
Vintage selections Glenn Blackwood (Football, 1976-78) and Rick Bradley (Baseball, 1973-75) in addition to Special Selection Tom Penders (Basketball head coach, 1988-98), round out the men's class.
The 21st Women's Hall of Honor announced in 2020 class includes: Alexandria Anderson (Track & Field, 2006-09), a three-time NCAA individual champion and 20-time All-American who led the Longhorns to the 2006 NCAA Indoor team title; Erika Hansen-Stebbins (Swimming & Diving, 1990-92), a two-time U.S. Olympic team member, an NCAA individual champion and nine-time All-American who guided UT to NCAA team titles in 1990 and 1991; Juliann Faucette Johnson (Volleyball, 2007-10), a three-time All-American, 2007 AVCA National Freshman of the Year and 2010 Big 12 Player of the Year who led Texas to three-straight NCAA Semifinals appearances; Kasey Moore Powers (Soccer, 2005-08), the only three-time United Soccer Coaches All-American in program history and a two-time Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year who led the Longhorns to four NCAA Tournament appearances, a pair of Big 12 tournament titles and the No. 1 ranking in the national polls for the only time in school history; and Heather (Schreiber) Stark (Basketball, 2001-05), a four-time All-Big 12 selection and a 2004 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American who helped Texas win two Big 12 regular-season titles, the 2003 Big 12 Tournament championship and advance to the 2003 Final Four
The 67th Men's Hall of Honor class includes: Mike Adams (Football, 1992-93, 1995-96), a three-time All-Conference selection who finished his career as UT's all-time leading receiver in yards (3,032), touchdowns (16) and receptions (177) and was the school's all-purpose yards leader (5,822); Clay Britt (Swimming & Diving, 1980-83), a six-time NCAA individual and relay champion who led Texas to its first NCAA team title in 1981; Richard Duncan (Track & Field, 1994-97), a two-time Olympian, 1996 NCAA Outdoor long jump champion and eight-time All-American who is the only athlete in NCAA Division I history to earn All-America honors in the long jump, triple jump and high jump in the same season; Peter Gardere (Football, 1989-92), the only quarterback in the history of the Red River Showdown to lead his team to victory in all four seasons; and J.P. Howell (Baseball, 2003-04), a two-time All-American pitcher who led the Longhorns to a third-place finish at the College World Series in 2003 and a runner-up showing in 2004.
The 22nd Women's Hall of Honor class includes: Jessica Livingston Gibson (Swimming & Diving, 2006-07, '09), the 2007 NCAA individual champion in platform diving who was a five-time All-American, four-time Big 12 individual champion and three-time Big 12 Women's Diver of the Year; Courtney Okolo (Track & Field, 2013-16), an Olympic Gold medalist and 2016 Bowerman Award winner who was a four-time NCAA individual champion and 16-time All-American; Tobie Smith (Swimming & Diving, 1992-95), the 1994 NCAA individual champion in the 1,650-yard freestyle who was a 10-time All-American and three-time Honorable Mention All-American; Bailey Webster (Volleyball, 2009, '11-13), a three-time first-team All-American and NCAA Championship Most Outstanding Player who led the Longhorns to the 2012 National Championship; and Nikki Busch Zigler (Volleyball, 1988-91), a two-time All-American and two-time Southwest Conference Player of the Year who helped the Longhorns to the 1988 NCAA Championship.

Bijan Brings the Noise

Sophomore RB Bijan Robinson has been on a roll this season, racking up yards at an astonishing rate. In six games this season, he has 789 yards on 125 carries (6.3 ypc) and eight touchdowns to go along with 11 receptions for 169 yards and two more scores. In 136 plays this season he has 958 yards for 7.0 yards per play and 10 touchdowns.
Against Oklahoma, Robinson carried the ball 20 times for 137 yards, including runs of 50 and 33 yards, with one rushing touchdown.
He has scored 16 touchdowns (12 rushing and four receiving) in his last eight games with at least one score in eight straight games.
Robinson has rushed for at least 100 yards in four-straight games, tied for ninth-longest streak in UT history and is the first time it has occurred since D'Onta Foreman did it in 2016.
He has five games of 100 rushing yards this season, tied for 12th-most by a Longhorn in a season.

Thompson at the Helm

Junior QB Casey Thompson is making the most of his opportunity since being named the starter in week three against Rice.
Thompson guided Texas to victories in each of his first three career starts, the first Longhorn to begin his career 3-0 since Garrett Gilbert in 2010.
The Oklahoma native had a career day in his Red River Showdown debut against rival Oklahoma, setting career highs in completions, attempts and passing yards completing 20-of-34 passes for 388 yards and five touchdowns.
His 388 yards passing were the 12-most for a Longhorn in program history, while his five touchdowns were tied for the second in UT history and were the most-ever for a Longhorn against the Sooners.
Joined Colt McCoy and Sam Ehlinger as the only Longhorns to have multiple five-touchdown passing games.

The X-Factor

Texas true freshman WR Xavier Worthy is causing a stir on the Forty Acres through the first six games of his Longhorn career.
In six games with six starts, Worthy has 24 receptions for 514 yards (21.4 ypr) and six touchdowns. He has also returned three punts for 47 yards and two kickoffs for 33 yards.
Worthy's six touchdown receptions are tied for the second-most by a freshman in UT history, while his 514 receiving yards rank fourth all-time for a freshman.
He is one of four freshmen in UT history to have two 100-yard receiving games in a season and the only one with a 200-yard performance.
The Fresno, Calif. native has made explosive plays a norm, with 10 plays of 20 yards or more this season, including touchdown receptions of 75 and 62 yards.
In his Red River Showdown debut against Oklahoma, Worthy hauled in nine receptions for 216 yards and two touchdowns.
His 216 receiving yards were a new freshman record, the second-most in a game in UT history (273, Jordan Shipley vs. UCF, 2009) and the best output ever for a Longhorn against the Sooners.
The nine receptions against Oklahoma are tied for fourth-most by a freshman in a single game in program history.

Dynamic Demarvion

Senior LB DeMarvion Overshown has played in 33 games and made 18 starts during his collegiate career.
He has recorded 131 tackles (76 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, 10 pass breakups, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, two recovered and one block punt.
This season, he has racked up 52 tackles (27 solo) with four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Against Oklahoma, the Arp, Texas native had eight tackles (five solo) with two tackles for loss, a fumble recovery and his first career blocked punt.

Jamison in Rarified Air

Senior DB D'Shawn Jamison is one of the most electrifying returners in school history, and a threat to score anytime he touches the football.
In 2021, he has returned seven kicks for 170 yards (24.29 ypr) and five punts for 69 yards (13.80 ypr).
Against TCU, he had three tackles (two solo) and recovered a fumble in the first quarter, the second fumble recovery of his career and first since 2019 against Oklahoma.
Jamison moved into fourth place on UT's all-time kick return yardage list with a pair of 36-yard returns at TCU, giving him 1,155 yards for his career.

Dicker the Kicker

Senior K Cameron Dicker is 54-for-73 on his career field goal attempts and has made 188-of-191 PATs.
Dicker currently stands fourth on the Longhorns' all-time scoring list and second in scoring among kickers with 350 career points, eight points behind Dusty Mangrum on both lists.
He ranks fourth in UT history in field goals made (54) and is tied for fifth in attempts (73).
Against TCU, Dicker earned Co-Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors after connecting on a career-best four field goals and finishing 4-for-4 on the day while also making good on both of his PAT attempts to extend his streak of successful tries to 46 straight.
In Texas' victory over Rice, Dicker was successful on all 10 of his extra point attempts, equaling the UT single-game records for both attempts and successful tries.

Full Steam Ahead

The running backs ran wild in Texas' 58-0 win over Rice with three Longhorns breaking runs for over 60 yards, the first time in program history that three different players have registered rushes of over 60 yards in the same game.
Junior Roschon Johnson started things off with a 72-yard jaunt for a score in the first quarter and sophomore Bijan Robinson followed with a 62-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Not to be out done, sophomore Keilan Robinson added a 65-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.
Texas finished the game with a program-single-game record 10.4 yards per carry (41 carries for 427 yards).
The last time Texas had three different players with a run of 60 yards or more in a season was 2004. Romance Taylor had a 74-yard touchdown run in the season opener against North Texas and Cedric Benson busted a 60-yard run at Arkansas the following week. Vince Young added one of his own with a 60-yard run in the Rose Bowl against Michigan.
Texas' previous season with at least three runs of 60 yards took place in 2015, when D'Onta Foreman had three (Kansas – 93 yards, Oklahoma – 81 yards, West Virginia – 65 yards) and Chris Warren III had one (Texas Tech – 91 yards).
The last time there were three plays of 60 or more yards in a single game occurred against Oklahoma in 2005 when Jamaal Charles ran 80 yards for a touchdown, Rodrique Wright scored on a 67-yard fumble return and Vince Young connected with Billy Pittman for a 64-yard touchdown pass.
In addition to three players busting 60-plus yard runs, four different players rushed for touchdowns against Rice, with freshman Jonathon Brooks joining the trio with a 17-yard score in the fourth quarter.

Breaking Big Plays

Texas has registered 600 yards of offense in each of their two games (620 vs. Rice/639 vs. Tech). That's just the second time in school history that the Longhorns have had back-to-back 600-yard games. UT had 3-straight 600-yard games in 2005 (606 vs. Oklahoma State/645 vs. Baylor/617 vs. Kansas). The 1,259 yards over two games are the second-most yards in a two-game stretch in UT history.
Texas rushed for 427 yards against Rice and 346 against Texas Tech, the first time rushing for more than 300 yards in back-to-back games since 2016 against Cal (307) and Oklahoma State (329).
The Longhorns surpassed 300 yards passing and 300 yards rushing on the day, which was last accomplished against Colorado in the 2020 Alamo Bowl.

Passing on Punts

Against Rice and Texas Tech, the Longhorns did not attempt a single punt, the first time in program history that UT had not punted in consecutive games.
Between a punt following their first drive of the second half against Arkansas and an early second quarter punt at TCU, the Longhorns went 29 consecutive drives without attempting a punt, the third longest streak since 2005.
The Longhorns streak included 10 full quarters without attempting a punt.
The only other season in which Texas had two games with zero punt attempts was in 2011 (vs. Texas Tech, at Baylor).

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Keondre Coburn

Anthony Cook

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Sam Ehlinger

B.J. Foster

D'Shawn Jamison

Roschon Johnson

Derek Kerstetter

Moro Ojomo

Denzel Okafor

Joseph Ossai

DeMarvion Overshown

Bijan Robinson

Keilan Robinson

Casey Thompson

Jordan Whittington

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