Oklahoma stuns No. 1 Texas 27–24 on Tate Sandell's 47-yard field goal at the gun
- Final: Texas Longhorns 24, Oklahoma Sooners 27
- Where: Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
- When: Saturday, October 10, 2026
- League: CFB
The No. 1 team in the country lost on a field goal as time ran out. Oklahoma 27, Texas 24 at the Cotton Bowl, and Tate Sandell's 47-yarder with 3 seconds left sent the Golden Hat to Norman.
Texas controlled the first half and led 17–7 at the break. Arch Manning had touchdown passes of 41 yards to Cam Coleman and 34 yards to Ryan Wingo, and the Sooner offense had 69 total yards at halftime. Oklahoma's only touchdown before the break came on a blocked punt recovered in the end zone by Dakoda Fields.
Then the game flipped. Texas did not score in the third quarter. In the fourth, Lloyd Avant ran in a 2-yard touchdown, and Peyton Bowen took a Manning interception 42 yards the other way for the go-ahead score. Texas tied it at 24, but missed a field goal with 1:54 left, and Guillory intercepted Manning again with 19 seconds to go. Two catches by Isaiah Sategna set up Sandell's winner.
The box score barely makes sense. Texas outgained Oklahoma 382–238. John Mateer threw for only 155 yards. Manning finished 19 of 31 for 260 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. The difference was turnovers: Texas gave it away twice, Oklahoma never did, and the Sooners scored two touchdowns their offense never touched.
Our take: Manning did plenty right, but when you're No. 1 you get graded on the play that lost the game. For Brent Venables, beating the top team in the country in this rivalry, on that kick, buys a lot of patience. Texas isn't dead in a 12-team playoff world, but the No. 1 ranking is gone.
The AI house lean was Oklahoma +7.5, and the Sooners won outright. Combined with the rest of Saturday's board, the house went 5–1 on the day and the all-time record moved to 51–55–2.
The AI house pick: Oklahoma +7.5, which covered. The all-time house record is 51–55–2. See the Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners pick card for the pre-game reasoning. Every pick is graded in the open on the picks page and the archive, good and bad.
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