The best of friends will meet on the gridiron in this year Red River Rivalry between the 3rd ranked Texas Longhorns and the 20th ranked Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma's Quarterback Sam Bradford and Texas's QB Colt McCoy have shown the world they are the best of friends. What friend will have bragging rights for winning the Red River Rivalry after Saturday's game. McCoy does not have his usual mistake free passing as he have thrown for 6 interceptions compared to throwing only 8 picks for the entire season last year. McCoy is on a team that I considers one of the best in the nation. Bradford high hopes for the season were dashed with a shoulder injury and his team taking two losses.
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Bradford is still in line to be the number 1 pick of next year's NFL Draft, but this week focus is to beat his friend McCoy and rival Texas. In order to beat his friend, Bradford and the Sooners must play mistake free football and score touchdowns. Settling for field goals will not beat Texas. Defense must slow down a Texas offense that leads the nation in scoring with over 40 points per game.
Colt McCoy takes an undefeated Texas team into battle with a Sooners' team who can upend their season with a victory. Sooners are quite capable of pulling off the upset; but as mentioned earlier, it must be a nearly perfect effort on their behalf. The Longhorns keys to victory are to pressure Sam Bradford, generate a running attack, and limit their turnovers.
Texas has a great defense, and it will be the difference that will pull out the victory for the Longhorns. I expect a high scoring affair, but I feel Texas defense will get a stop or two when they need it. McCoy cannot add interceptions to his resume because Bradford's Sooners will turn any miscue into a score. At the end of the game, Texas Longhorns wins by a touchdown. McCoy gets the bragging rights this year that he beat his friend Sam Bradford in the Red River Rivalry.
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