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Oklahoma Football Wager Unites Red River Rivals As Sooners’ Success Sparks Charitable Giving

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Red River rivals are putting their differences aside to help raise money for a good cause this season. Football fans on both sides are donating to an Oklahoma charity thanks to a preseason bet.

While the charitable giving is undoubtedly noble, it did not come about without a bit of drama. In hindsight, that probably should’ve been expected!

This wager was set in motion prior to the start of the 2025 college football season. At the time, Texas was considered the national title frontrunner. Oklahoma was a bit of a wildcard.

Geoff Ketchum of Orangebloods.com reached out to Eddie Radosevich of SoonerScoop.com to gauge interest in a friendly competition.

Ketchum was not confident in Oklahoma’s ability to reach the nine-win threshold. They proved him wrong despite losing to the Longhorns in the Red River Rivalry game.

Oklahoma football is off to a 9-2 start.

They are firmly in the mix for the College Football Playoff, something the Longhorns can’t claim. A win over Missouri got the Sooners one step closer to that postseason goal.

That win also (seemingly) helped Radosevich win the preseason bet. He reposted Ketchum’s initial tweet after the 17-6 victory.

That’s when the drama started.

Ketchum replied, possibly in jest, to Radosevich’s repost claiming that the Oklahoma supporter never technically accepted the bet. It was void without both sides’ participation.

Radosevich admitted that fact in a subsequent post by saying he didn’t actually expect Ketchum to pay the money. His retweet was simply a way of bringing the rivalry cold take back to the forefront with Texas failing to live up to expectation.

Despite that admission, social media followers criticized Ketchum for seemingly trying to back out of the bargain. In the end, charity won.

Sooners and Longhorns are joining forces.

Ketchum set up a fundraising page for the Boys and Girls Club of Norman after a few strongly worded suggestions. To this point, it has raised more than $1,500.

A page for the Boys and Girls Club of Austin has also been created. It sits at more than $1,000 at the time of this writing.

The donations come at a crucial time for families in need. Support can help make the holiday season special.

Sooners and Longhorns are coming together to spread cheer. There was a dramatic leadup to the charity giving. The end result is what matters most!