Every second Saturday in October, with the iconic Cotton Bowl as its stage and the smells of the State Fair of Texas serving as an olfactory backdrop, one of college football’s great rivalries comes to the forefront: the Allstate Red River Rivalry between Texas and Oklahoma.
Speaking to Sports Illustrated in the lead-up to Saturday’s renewal of the rivalry, former Texas All-American wide receiver Jordan Shipley looked back on some of the scenes that make this game so special.