Sooners beat Texas 34-27 in a heated Red River Showdown. OUinsider's own Collin Kennedy joins Brandon Drumm to talk about a TON of OU team topics following the HUGE conference win by OU:

The two analysts break down whether Hurts and company have something to worry about because of turnovers and slow first half start? 

The Sooners defense had 9 sacks on Sam Ehlinger and 15 tackles for loss. Is it time for the nation to buy into OU defense like them? 

How good is Kenneth Murray and Neville Gallimore? 

They break down playoff and Big 12 picture after Sooners win and finding out the Georgia loss. 

CeeDee Lamb is a BAD... BAD MAN!!! Is he the best WR in college football? They explain yes or no and why they believe their picks. 

Texas smack talk gets clapped back by Sooners. Why the last two games have been all talk and no bite by Horns. 

They name their offensive and defensive players of the game, talk Austin Kendal's return to Norman and SO, SO MUCH MORE!!!!

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RJ Young and Brandon Drumm talked through their preview of the Oklahoma Sooners vs. the Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Quarterbacks Sam Ehlinger and Jalen Hurts lead a star-studded line up that features Devin Duvernay, CeeDee Lamb, Roschon Johnson, Trey Sermon, Malcolm Roach and B.J. Foster.

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Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts is the front runner for the Heisman Memorial Trophy, and the Sooners are undefeated as they get set to travel to Lawrence, Kansas. The Sooners are coming off a 55-16 win against Texas Tech while the Jayhawks are coming off a 51-14 loss to Texas Christian.

The most important aspect of OU's 4-0 start through Week 5 is they've managed to remain healthy for the most part. Though, the Sooners have played musical chairs on the offensive line with outstanding results. OU's true freshmen have also been heavy contributors to OU's success. Freshman Trejan Bridges has played both ways.

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OUI staff writers RJ Young and Brandon Drumm recapped and analyzed Oklahoma's 48-14 win against UCLA last Saturday, give their takeaways from OU's post-practice interviews during the bye week and talk about how Jaden Davis has won his teammates and coaches' respect.

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Oklahoma's recruiting received a significant bump in its 2020 recruiting with the announcement of 2020 offensive lineman Anton Harrison joining the fold. OUI staff writers Brandon Drumm and RJ Young discussed what happens next in recruiting, how OU perceives its FCS opponent South Dakota, and just what's left to see out of the true freshmen.

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OUI staff writers RJ Young and Brandon Drummed set the table for No. 4 Oklahoma's contest against Houston on Sunday in what promises to be an entertaining game. OU announced team captains for the 2019 season are quarterback Jalen Hurts, center Creed Humphrey, defensive tackle Neville Gallimore and middle linebacker Kenneth Murray. All but Hurts represented OU at Big 12 Media Days prior to Hurts being named the starting quarterback at Oklahoma.

For Hurts, this is the first time he's been named a team captain in college. For Murray, this is his second stint as a team captain, and he's expected to be the heart and soul of a revamped defense this season under defensive coordinator Alex Grinch.

OU's schedule only shows two ranked opponents in the preseason poll, so there is not much margin for error if the Sooners intend to make a third consecutive trip to the College Football Playoff and win a fifth consecutive Big 12 title. OU coach Lincoln Riley and UH coach Dana Holgorsen are familiar foes, having coached against each other in the Big 12 and come up on the same staff at Texas Tech 17 years ago.

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With Oklahoma quarterback and Alabama Crimson Tide grad transfer Jalen Hurts earning the start against Houston, what does that mean for redshirt freshman Tanner Mordecai and true freshman Spencer Rattler?

OUInsider staff writers RJ Young and Brandon Drumm discussed the issues ahead for Riley as he continues to juggle the emotions of all three quarterbacks in a season where OU is expected to contend for a third consecutive berth in the College Football Playoff. They also discussed what a successful season would look like for OU, the state of the offensive line and how this season is as much a referendum on Riley's decision to pursue Hurts as it is Hurts' ability to develop into a more capable passer.

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OUInsider staff writers RJ Young and Brandon Drumm touched on the quarterback battle that continues to rage at Oklahoma. According to OU coach Lincoln Riley, Jalen Hurts, Spencer Rattler and Tanner Mordecai are all still in competition for the starting job.

They also spoke at-length about what it takes to play for defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and how Kenneth Murray Jr., Brendan Radley-Hiles and Patrick Fields have emerged as leaders for him. Young and Drumm also projected OU's starting 11 on defense. Each had a story about late Oklahoma Sooners legend Mike Gaddis, and there was quite a bit of banter about the final live viewing of OU's training camp for media.

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OUInsider staff writers Brandon Drumm and RJ Young discussed the news to come out Friday. Oklahoma Sooners coach Lincoln Riley announced defensive back Tre Norwood has suffered a lower leg injury that will ensure he misses the 2019 season.

"He'll miss the season," Riley said. "So tough injury, tough for him, tough for our team. You know, he's such a valuable guy, can play so many positions, [has] great experience. Certainly we'll miss him not only defensively, but special teams, too. He's a guy that was really a jack-of-all-trades for us. But that's part of this game. That's gonna happen. We've had a couple already, and that's why you recruit hard, that's why you develop hard.

"In some ways, there's probably some silver lining in the fact that it happened early enough that we're able to adjust and able to get a lot of guys reps. These things are a lot tougher if they happen during the season or right before a season opener. So it's given us time to do that. And everybody was disappointed for Tre, but anybody that knows him knows he'll handle it well and he'll come back better than ever."

Norwood was OU's most versatile defensive back headed into the 2019 season. His experience at every position in the defensive backfield allowed for beefed secondary that needs to improve on a pass defense ranking of 129. With Norwood working mostly at the nickel back position, Brendan Radley-Hiles is expected to lead the depth chart at the position. But he is in competition with Justin Broiles and Jeremiah Criddell among others.

Young and Drumm also discussed players making an impact in camp, including offensive lineman Marquise Hayes, running back T.J. Pledger, defensive end Marcus Stripling and rush end David Ugwoegbu.

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OUInsider staff writers RJ Young and Brandon Drumm chopped it up about true freshmen Spencer Rattler and Austin Stogner impressing the likes of CeeDee Lamb and Grant Calcaterra in OU's preseason camp. The Sooners are set to scrimmage on Saturday where there could be some separation at quarterback between Rattler, Jalen Hurts and Tanner Mordecai. Young and Drumm shared stories about 2020 offensive line commit Andrew Raym and unpacked an apparent injury to defensive back Tre Norwood.

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