‘Competition’ restored: UT-OU clash restores old name

• Dave Wilson, ESPN Personnel WriterJul 17, 2023, 11:42 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com because 2010. He formerly worked at The Dallas Morning News, San Diego Union-Tribune and Las Vegas Sun.The 119th Texas-Oklahoma

  game will go back to a familiar name with a brand-new sponsor in 2023, titled the Allstate Red River Rivalry.Long called the Red River Shootout

  , the game was rebranded in 2005 as the Red River Competition to honor the 100th conference in between the programs and to distance itself from a name associated with gun violence. After AT&T had actually been a sponsor for numerous years, it was renamed the AT&T Red River Face-off in 2014. For the in 2015 of the 2 teams ‘tenure in the Big 12, the old name will return.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated”Our annual, iconic match with the Longhorns each October features more than a century

of tradition in between our 2 programs, so it’s fitting that we revive the’Rivalry’name,”Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione stated in a statement.Oklahoma had declared three straight Red River wins 2019-21, however Texas dominated the Sooners, who were playing without beginning quarterback Dillon Gabriel, 49-0 last season in Brent Venables’ first game as OU head coach. The Longhorns lead the series 63-50-5.

This year’s game, on Oct. 7, will be broadcast on ABC. Kickoff time has actually not been set yet.