Steve Sarkisian and Brent Venables come to this Texas-Oklahoma football game from different vantage points, but the two opposing head coaches can agree on one thing. This is the best rivalry in college football.

The Longhorns' head coach breaks down the injury woes for Texas, praises DT T'Vondre Sweat and says what his team needs to do to get more turnovers.

As two-touchdown underdogs against their rivals, the Sooners just witnessed during their bye week that no college football game is a lock anymore.

Gone are the days when Texas-Oklahoma was a real trash-talking rivalry. Take Barry Switzer, for example. The legendary OU coach once wore a “Beat Texas” trucker hat on the Cotton Bowl sideline and told an interview he was “happier than a pig eating s---” after beating the Longhorns.

Coaching will be especially crucial in this year's Red River Rivalry between Texas football and Oklahoma. Here's why.