(WATCH/LISTEN) Behind Enemy Lines: Red River Rivalry featuring On3's Inside Texas Analyst Ian Boyd | Biggest matchups broke down and more!
Per usual, OUInsider tries to bring the best and most in-depth content for you viewers and listeners and that is what the weekly “Behind Enemy Lines” special is supposed to be about. This time around, we have Ian Boyd from our On3 Texas partner InsideTexas.com.
Boyd joins myself (Brandon Drumm) as we deep-dive into the game within the game and break down the pros and cons and strengths and weaknesses of both teams.
*** Should Texas be scared of the Sooners’ defensive front and defensive as a whole? Where does Oklahoma and Brent Venables bring the most problems for the Steve Sarkisian– and Arch Manning-led offense?
*** Is the biggest story of the game the Sooners’ defensive line vs the Texas offensive line? Can Texas hold off the Sooners elite defensive front? Is it a bigger mismatch than the Texas DL vs the OU OL? Why do names like R Mason Thomas, David Stone, Jayden Jackson, Gracen Halton, Damonic Williams and Marvin Jones Jr conjure up such a visceral reaction from Boyd?
*** What does Texas expect from Arch Manning in his first ever Red River Rivalry and if you’re betting on a QB in this does Texas feel OU can trust Michael Hawkins? Is there a big enough difference between Hawkins and John Mateer that you prepare for both?
*** Ian Boyd is known as an OU troll in the circles of OU fans. How did that come about? Does he lean into quite a bit?
*** OU and Texas run games have been, both, subpar to start the season. Can the addition of Jadyn Ott for Oklahoma be a critical piece that might have been missing? Can Texas RB’s like CJ Baxter, Christian Clark, Jerrick Gibson or Quintrevion Wisner get the Horns run game going (finally)? Or will this game be one that points to whoever passes the ball and has the best defense wins?
How much will OU RB Tory Blaylock and QBs Michael Hawkins or John Mateer make a difference in the run game for the Sooners?
*** Keys to the game for OU and Texas and much, much more in this version of “OUInsider: Behind Enemy Lines the Red River Rivalry Episode.”