DALLAS – Baker Mayfield first donned the giant gold cowboy hat — awarded to the winner of the Red River rivalry — then ran around the field with the Oklahoma Sooners flag.
The Oklahoma quarterback who grew up in the Austin area also made three long sprints down the field during the game. Those were to the end zone to celebrate touchdown passes to Dede Westbrook as the 20th-ranked Sooners held on to win 45-40 over the Texas Longhorns on Saturday in the annual game Mayfield knows so much about.
"I've been waiting a long time to actually come away with a win against these guys," Mayfield said.
Westbrook set a single-game Sooners record with 232 yards receiving.
After their 71-yard scoring hookup in the second quarter, the longest TD pass ever by the Sooners (3-2, 2-0 Big 12) against Texas, Mayfield sprinted along the Oklahoma sideline, then toward the middle of the field to acknowledge crimson-clad fans on the opposite side of the stadium before going to the end zone to meet up with Westbrook.
They celebrated again after touchdown connections of 47 and 42 yards in the third quarter.
"You just look at the plays we gave up," said third-year Texas coach Charlie Strong, who has taken over calling the defensive plays. "You can't give up home runs thrown over your head."
Oklahoma piled up 672 total yards in the highest-scoring game in the history of the rivalry.
