Mayfield beat Texas twice during his time at OU
Following the Texas Longhorns’ Red River Rivalry win over the Oklahoma Sooners this past weekend, Texas players Anthony Hill and Barryn Sorrell took mid-field to plant a Texas flag through former OU quarterback Baker Mayfield’s jersey.
The Texas teammates’ idea was intended to mimic Mayfield’s flag-planting antics after Oklahoma beat Ohio State back in his college days, which ended up with a Heisman Trophy.
Of course, Mayfield — rarely one to shy away from a little smack-talk — caught wind of the Longhorns’ desecration of his No. 6 OU jersey. Now the starting quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mayfield was asked about the Texas teammates’ statement after the Bucs beat their division rival the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
“Just a kid from Austin, Texas that went to Oklahoma, won his last two Red River games and being rent free in their heads for almost a decade,” Mayfield said, according to ESPN.
I asked Baker Mayfield about Anthony Hill Jr. and Barryn Sorrell planting a Texas flag on his jersey midfield against OU yesterday. “Just a kid from Austin, Texas that went to Oklahoma, won his last two Red River games and being rent free in their heads for almost a decade.” pic.twitter.com/elJUeOJGtx
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) October 13, 2024