It’s the first Oklahoma vs. Texas game in the SEC…It means MORE! WWLS The Sports Animal has complete and total coverage leading up to the game inside the State Fair of Texas and the Cotton Bowl, Saturday October 12th at 2:30pm! If you are making the trip over the Red River, make sure to join us for the festivities on Friday including the annual Carl’s Jr. BEVO BASH, Jim & Al live Friday near the Toyota Music Factory and then Game Day at the State Fair of Texas. All the info below…so make plans to follow The Sports Animal to Dallas!
FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH
5:30a-2p: Don’t miss the annual Sports Animal – Carl’s Jr. BEVO BASH. The Marietta location of Carl’s Jr. was damaged during spring severe weather, so this year’s Carl’s Jr. BEVO BASH is happening in the parking lot of Treasure Valley Casino off I-35 at exit 55, near Davis! Make plans to make a pit-stop…grab a Bevo Burger (while supplies last)…or snag a $0.99 BEVO BURGER at any Carl’s Jr. in Oklahoma from 11a-2p…stretch your legs…gas up…or even play and WIN at Treasure Valley Casino. Look for the Dobson Fiber Sports Animal Mobile Studio trailer!
The Morning Animals are LIVE from 5:30a-9a, then “The Drive” with Matt Ravis from 9a-Noon and Mark Rodgers LIVE 11a-2p!
Also beginning after 9a, follow The Morning Animal’s Phil Inzinga for the Bob Howard hitch-hike to Dallas. Phil will make the trek down I-35 in 7 different rides from the Bob Howard Auto Group! Click on the image below to see the sweet rides!
2p-6p: Join “The Ultimate” Jim Traber LIVE from The Reservoir at Toyota Music Factory! Jim talks Oklahoma/Texas plus you can meet your friends and fellow fans at “The Ultimate” pregame party with great food, drinks and live music with SUPERFREAK!
4p-7p: “The Legend” Al Eschbach is LIVE from inside the Marriott Dallas Las Colinas to preview the game and get you ready for the Friday night party! Don’t miss a fun and exciting Friday night at the Marriott Dallas Las Colinas, part of Kruger Productions and the best Oklahoma/Texas experience for well over 30 years!
SATURDAY OCTOBER 12TH
8a-9a: Fat Jack Sports Hour
9a-10a: Morning Animals Week in Review
10a-11:30a: Unsportsmanlike Conduct with The Morning Animals LIVE from Grand Casino in Shawnee
11:30a-2:30p: OKLAHOMA Countdown to Kickoff/Bud Light GameTime LIVE from inside the Dobson Fiber Mobile Studio at the State Fair of Texas. Jim Traber & Al Eschbach preview the game along with special guests and more! We will be LIVE just inside Gate 5 of the State Fair in front of the African American Museum. (See map below)
2:30PM KICKOFF – OKLAHOMA VS. TEXAS in the Cotton Bowl | TV: ABC
2:30p-6p: ESPNRadio
6p-8p: OKLAHOMA Football Feedback/Bud Light GameTime LIVE from inside the Dobson Fiber Mobile Studio at the State Fair of Texas. Jim Traber & Al Eschbach deliver instant reaction to the game plus take your calls, texts and takes at 405-900-9957 (WWLS).
8p-9p: College Locker Room Show with Matt Meyer featuring postgame interviews from coaches, players and newsmakers
Game Previews from The Animals
Matt Meyer: Sooners got out of Auburn with a much needed win if they’re going to keep their head above water this season. Kip Lewis’ 63 yard INT return for a TD is the play of the year so far. It wasn’t the best day for the Oklahoma defense, but they slammed the door late in the game with Lewis’ pick 6 and 3 sacks on the Tigers’ final 2 possessions. Offensively, the struggles continued, but Michael Hawkins’ 48 yard TD run on OU’s first drive and Hawkins’ 60 yard completion to J.J. Hester that set up another score highlighted the day. Equally as important was the Sooners not turning it over.
All eyes shift to the Cotton Bowl this Saturday for an historic OU/Texas game at 2:30 on ABC. First time these old rivals meet in SEC play, as if this game needs more juice. Biggest question coming into the game is will Texas QB Quinn Ewers return from his abdominal injury? He was questionable to play in the Longhorns’ last game against Mississippi State but did not see action. Arch Manning has played very well in his absence, but if Ewers can go, I imagine he’ll give it a shot. Both teams had a bye week before this one. Oklahoma would love to get healthier on the offensive line and get a couple of WR’s back. Texas is the better team with the better QB, whoever plays for the Horns. Can the Sooners do enough on defense to keep them in the game in the 4th quarter? Wild and unexpected things tend to happen in this series, but I have to go with the better team here. Longhorns 31 Sooners 20.
“The Legend” Al Eschbach: Oklahoma tries to knock off No. 1 Texas while Oklahoma State takes a much needed off weekend. The Sooners will try to topple the unbeaten and top-ranked Longhorns at 2:30 p.m. in the Cotton Bowl. OU is a 14 and a 1/2 point underdog heading into the heated rivalry encounter. Coach Brent Venables club is hoping to get a couple of injured players back for the encounter. It will be a daunting challenge for true freshman quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr., who will getting his second career start.
SEC FOOTBALL WEEKEND – HALFWAY POINT OF THE REGULAR SEASON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
South Carolina (3-2, 1-2 SEC) at Alabama (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Series: ALA leads, 11-4
11 a.m. CT • ABC Last: ALA, 47-23 (2019 at Columbia)
Tuscaloosa, Ala. • Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium (100,077) SiriusXM: 374 – 82
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Missouri (4-1, 1-1 SEC) at UMass (1-5) Series: First Meeting
11 a.m. CT • ESPN2
Amherst, Mass. • Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (21,430) SiriusXM: 139/190
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Texas (5-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. Oklahoma (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Series: TEX leads, 64-51-5
2:30 p.m. CT • ESPN Last: OU, 34-30 (2023 at Red River)
Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl Stadium (92,100) SiriusXM: 139/191 – 137/190
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Mississippi State (1-4, 0-2 SEC) at Georgia (4-1, 2-1 SEC) Series: UGA leads, 20-6
4:15 p.m. ET • SEC Network Last: UGA, 45-19 (2022 at Starkville)
Athens, Ga. • Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium (93,033) SiriusXM: 374 – 160/192
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Florida (3-2, 1-1 SEC) at Tennessee (4-1, 1-1 SEC) Series: UF leads, 32-21
7 p.m. ET • ESPN Last: UF, 29-16 (2023 at Gainesville)
Knoxville, Tenn. • Neyland Stadium (101,915) SiriusXM: 390 – 139/191
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Ole Miss (5-1, 1-1 SEC) at LSU (4-1, 1-0 SEC) Series: LSU leads, 65-42-4
6:30 p.m. CT • ABC Last: OM, 55-49 (2023 at Oxford)
Baton Rouge, La. • Tiger Stadium (102,321) SiriusXM: 137/190 – 82
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 SEC) at Kentucky (3-2, 1-2 SEC) Series: UK leads, 49-43-4
7:45 p.m. ET • SEC Network Last: UK, 45-28 (2023 at Nashville)
Lexington, Ky. • Kroger Field (61,000) SiriusXM: 374 – 160/192
Live Statistics/Matchup/Preview: https://www.secsports.com/scores/football?start_date=2023-08-25&end_date=2024-01-08
Open: Arkansas (4-2, 2-1 SEC); Auburn (2-4, 0-3 SEC); Texas A&M (5-1, 3-0 SEC).
