The top-ranked Texas Longhorns’ first loss of the season came at the hands of an unranked Oklahoma Sooners team, as kicker Tate Sandell drilled a 47-yard field goal to seal the 27-24 upset in the Red River Rivalry on Saturday night.
Two of Oklahoma's three scores stemmed from special teams or defense, as Danny Okoye blocked the Longhorns' punt, which Dakoda Fields scooped up and returned for a touchdown, and Peyton Bowen notched a 42-yard pick-six off Arch Manning.
It was a much-needed morale boost for the Sooners and coach Brent Venables after dropping to 2-2 after a 41-13 beatdown from Georgia in Week 4.
And across the conference, South Carolina coach Shane Beamer similarly silenced critics with a road upset over No. 16 Florida.
The Gamecocks held running back Jadan Baugh to under 60 rushing yards, outscored Florida 21-9 in the second half and forced three turnovers in the 38-19 win.
Quarterback LaNorris Sellers accounted for five touchdowns — four passing and one on foot.
The Gamecocks improved to 3-3 on the season, potentially quieting questions about Beamer’s job security for another week.
No. 21 UCLA kept its undefeated record alive with a 17-15 win over No. 13 Oregon in a messy, turnover-filled outing.
The Ducks threw two interceptions and lost five fumbles in the upset loss. The fifth fumble came during Oregon's final drive with less than a minute left and aspirations of a game-winning field goal on the line.
UCLA quarterback Nico Iamaleava had 162 yards and two interceptions before sitting out the second half with a lower leg injury. Ty Dieffenbach took over under center and threw for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Oregon backup quarterback Dylan Raiola's heroic performance against USC felt like a distant memory as he completed just 6-of-18 passes for 43 yards and two interceptions before being replaced by Brock Thomas.
The No. 7-ranked Indiana Hoosiers remained unbeaten on Saturday, but needed a fourth-quarter rally and two late defensive stops to escape Nebraska with a 20-17 win.
The defending national champions erased an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit with back-to-back touchdown drives. Quarterback Josh Hoover connected with Nick Marsh on both, first for a 75-yard score, then on a fourth-down conversion for a 44-yard touchdown.
But Indiana’s narrow escape could be an appetizer for what’s to come.
It might be soggy. It might be windy. And it might be one of the best games of the year.
Saturday night's showdown carries the usual high stakes that tend to come when the Bulldogs (5-0, 3-0 SEC) and Crimson Tide (5-0, 3-0) get together of late: The winner gets a boost in making the SEC championship game, a top resume-builder for College Football Playoff seeding and perhaps a chance at bumping No. 1 Texas out of the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday.
Seven of the last 11 meetings have taken place at neutral sites, including five SEC championship games and two national title games. Georgia has not won in Tuscaloosa since 2007, but it brings a suffocating defense and under-the-radar quarterback Gunner Stockton, who averages a nation-best 51.4 points per game.
Alabama counters with Heisman Trophy contender Keelon Russell at QB and an offense averaging 49.6 points per game, third nationally. Its defense was lights out a week ago while shutting down Mississippi State, turning a highly anticipated game into a blowout.
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Oklahoma kicker Tate Sandell (29) kicks the game-winning field goal as time expires in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
DALLAS (AP) — Tate Sandell kicked a 47-yard field goal on the final play and Oklahoma overcame its continued offensive ineptitude with touchdowns on special teams and defense in a 27-24 win over No. 1 Texas in the Red River rivalry game on Saturday.
The Sooners (3-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) beat a No. 1 team for the first time since a 38-17 win over Missouri in 2007. They had been 0-4-1 when facing a top-ranked Texas team.
Arch Manning threw three touchdowns for the Longhorns (4-1, 1-1), but both of his interceptions were costly.
Texas had two late chances, but Gianni Spetic was wide right on a 53-yard field goal attempt with 1:55 left. After the Sooners went three-and-out for the seventh time in the game, Manning’s last pass was intercepted by Courtland Guillory with 19 seconds left.
That set up the Sooners at their 39, and John Mateer completed passes of 13 and 20 yards to Isaiah Sategna on opposite sides of the field and both were upheld on replay review.
Oklahoma then ran a play to set up the kick by Sandell, who earlier had made a 53-yarder and missed another from the same distance.
Dakoda Fields recovered a blocked punt in the end zone and Peyton Bowen returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown for the Sooners, who in their previous game two weeks earlier lost 41-13 at No. 2 Georgia.
The pick-6 by Bowen came after Manning was scrambling away from pressure and throwing to Cam Coleman, who had an earlier touchdown. But the ball instead went to the Oklahoma safety, whose return with 10:07 left put the Sooners up 24-17.
Texas responded with a tying 75-yard drive and Manning's third TD pass, a 15-yarder to Jermaine Bishop Jr. with 6:32 left.
Manning finished 19-of-31 passing for 260 yards.
Mateer completed 18 of 26 passes for 155 yards. The Sooners had only 238 total yards, well below their average of 321 coming into the game that was last in the SEC.
Texas didn’t have a first down on its first four drives, and it wasn’t until the first play after a short punt that Coleman made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone for a 41-yard score for a 7-0 lead with 6:56 left in the first quarter.
Danny Okoye had the blocked punt for the Sooners in the first minute of the second quarter, appearing to get his hands on the ball even before it got to the Texas punter’s foot. Fields fell on the ball in the back of the end zone for a touchdown.
That was the Sooners’ first touchdown against Texas since Dillon Gabriel’s 3-yard pass to Nic Anderson with 15 seconds left in the 2023 game for a 34-30 victory.
Their only offensive TD on Saturday was Lloyd Avant's 2-yard run that tied the game 17-all only 12 seconds in the fourth quarter, on the first play after a defensive pass interference penalty in the end zone on third-and-goal from the 9.
Texas: The Longhorns had won seven games in a row, four of them against ranked teams. They had been No. 1 since their big comeback to beat then-No. 1 Ohio State on Sept. 12, but their inconsistency had raised questions about if they still deserved to be the top-ranked team. The loss answered that, and they will find out Sunday how far they drop in the new poll.
Oklahoma: The Sooners avoided a third consecutive Red River loss. They haven't lost three in a row to Texas since 1997-99.
Oklahoma plays its first SEC home game when hosting Kentucky next Saturday night.
Texas is home next Saturday against No. 16 Florida (4-2, 2-2), which has lost two in a row.
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Oklahoma kicker Tate Sandell (29) kicks the game-winning field goal as time expires in the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
Oklahoma Sooners defensive lineman Danny Okoye blocks a punt by Texas punter Mac Chiumento during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Dallas. The blocked punt was recovered in the end zone by Oklahoma for a touchdown. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
