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Work in trenches buries Sooners' attack

By Tim MacMahon
ESPNDallas.com

Saturday, October 17, 2009

DALLAS -- The dudes who put their hand in the dirt form the foundation of a defense Mack Brown considers the best of his dozen-year tenure at Texas. Oklahoma's most glaring weakness is its inexperienced offensive line, which was without senior left guard Brian Simmons because of a knee injury. So the Longhorns defense's dominance of the trenches during Saturday's 16-13 win was predictable. It certainly was expected on the home sideline at the Cotton Bowl. The stats only hint at how UT's front ...

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