... both sides that sometimes you can lose track of the history of just how the Texas-OU game became such a vital part of College Football.

There is one individual who encompasses all the emotions, all the passion, and yes, all the hate this game engenders.

There is also one game in his history of the series that, for me, put all of this on display more than any other—and it was a game that ended in a tie.

I am, of course, talking of Darrell Royal.

Royal is the only man who truly understands both ends of this bitter rivalry. His boyhood home was Hollis, Okla., just five miles from the Texas border. Raised during the Dust Bowl Era, Royal was a high school star at Hollis who dreamed of playing at OU. However, after graduating...

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