DALLAS, Texas
Red River Rivalry week has officially arrived.
The Texas Longhorns and Oklahoma Sooners are set to meet Saturday, October 10, in one of the most anticipated games on the Week 6 college football calendar.
The annual rivalry returns to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m. CT / 3:30 p.m.
ET and national television coverage on ABC.
This is not simply another SEC matchup.
It is the Red River Rivalry.
And with Texas entering the game as the No. 1 team in the country, the stakes surrounding this year’s showdown are enormous.
🔥 THE RED RIVER RIVALRY RETURNS
Few rivalries in college football can match the atmosphere surrounding Texas and Oklahoma.
The game is played at the Cotton Bowl during the State Fair of Texas, with the stadium famously divided between burnt orange and crimson.
It is a setting unlike anything else in the sport.
This year’s edition carries an especially dramatic storyline.
Texas enters Week 6 unbeaten at 4-0, while Oklahoma comes in at 2-2 after a difficult opening stretch.
Yet history has repeatedly shown that records can become almost meaningless once these two programs meet in Dallas.
That is precisely why Saturday’s game is so difficult to predict.
🤘 NO. 1 TEXAS ARRIVES WITH EVERYTHING TO LOSE
The Longhorns have earned the No. 1 ranking by building an impressive résumé.
Texas opened the season with a dominant win over Texas State, defeated then-No. 1 Ohio State, handled UTSA and then traveled to Knoxville and defeated then-No. 14 Tennessee, 20-17.
Now comes the rivalry game.
Texas enters Dallas with the expectations that accompany being the nation’s top-ranked team.
There is no hiding from that pressure.
The Longhorns are expected to win. They are expected to control the game.
And they are expected to continue their march toward the College Football Playoff.
But Oklahoma presents a completely different challenge.
The Sooners do not need to prove they are the favorite.
They simply need to prove they can beat their biggest rival.
🔴 OKLAHOMA HAS A CHANCE TO CHANGE THE STORY
Oklahoma’s season has not gone according to plan.
The Sooners are 2-2 and enter the rivalry following a difficult loss to Georgia.
Quarterback John Mateer and the Oklahoma offense struggled in that defeat, while turnovers played a major role in the outcome.
But the Red River Rivalry has never been about simply following expectations.
Oklahoma can erase weeks of frustration with one performance in Dallas.
A victory over the No. 1 team in America would instantly transform the conversation surrounding the Sooners.
It would give Oklahoma one of the biggest wins of the season and potentially provide the spark needed to change the direction of the remainder of the campaign.
That is the opportunity waiting for the Sooners.
⏰ THE SCHEDULE DETAILS FANS NEED
For fans preparing for Saturday, the essential information is locked in:
Matchup: Texas Longhorns vs. Oklahoma Sooners
Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. CT / 3:30 p.m. ET
Venue: Cotton Bowl
Location: Dallas, Texas
Event: Allstate Red River Rivalry
Television: ABC
Week: Week 6
Texas Ranking: No. 1 AP Top 25
The 2:30 p.m.
CT kickoff puts the rivalry directly into one of the biggest television windows of the college football weekend.
And because the game is being played at the State Fair, the action surrounding the stadium will begin long before kickoff.
🎡 MORE THAN A FOOTBALL GAME
The Red River Rivalry is an event.
Fans from Texas and Oklahoma descend upon Dallas for an entire weekend of football, tradition and school pride.
The Cotton Bowl becomes divided down the middle.
Texas fans fill one side.
Oklahoma fans fill the other.
And for several hours, the entire stadium becomes a pressure cooker.
That environment can affect the game in ways that statistics cannot fully capture.
One mistake can change the momentum.
One explosive play can ignite an entire section of the stadium.
And one fourth-quarter drive can become part of rivalry history forever.
⚔️ HISTORY WILL BE WATCHING
The rivalry has produced decades of unforgettable moments.
The official Texas game center lists Oklahoma with a 37-32-3 all-time series advantage, although Texas has controlled the matchup in recent years.
The Longhorns have won three of the last four meetings, including a 34-3 victory in 2025.
That recent history adds another layer to Saturday.
Texas wants to continue its current dominance.
Oklahoma wants to change the narrative.
And neither side will want to give the other an inch.
🏆 THE STAGE IS SET IN DALLAS
The schedule is confirmed.
The Cotton Bowl is ready.
The State Fair is preparing for another massive football weekend.
And two longtime rivals are heading toward another chapter of one of college football’s greatest traditions.
Texas has the No. 1 ranking.
Oklahoma has the rivalry.
And neither fact guarantees what happens when the ball is kicked off.
At 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, the national spotlight will turn toward Dallas.
The Longhorns will attempt to protect their perfect record and their place at the top of the college football world.
The Sooners will have the opportunity to shock the nation and rewrite the story of their season.
For one afternoon, rankings will disappear.
Records will disappear.
Only rivalry football will remain.
Texas vs. Oklahoma.
The Red River Rivalry.
Dallas. Saturday.
The stage is set.
