“We’ve done a good job with the up-tempo. To me they’ve done a better job with it because they’re relentless with snapping the ball quickly.

Wilson said he puts an emphasis on speed, telling players not to celebrate any big plays by gesturing to the crowd and making sure they give the ball to the officials after each play. That leaves even less time before it can be spotted again and snapped again.

“When you look on film, you can’t really adjust to it because they don’t show the play before and then the time in between that play,” Iglesias said. “I think it’s going to be hard for teams to adjust to our tempo, and I think that’s one main thing we’re trying to focus in on because it helps us a lot.”

The result has been a minimum of a 13-point first-quarter leads for the Sooners in each of their games, leaving opponents trying to rally against the nation’s 11th-best defense (256 yards per game).

“I think it puts pressure on other offenses to maybe get out of what they really want to do. They feel pressed, maybe have to force a few more things, so it makes it easier on us,” defensive end Auston English said.

To avoid that situation, Texas — which hasn’t allowed a first-half touchdown in its last three games — will need to adjust quicker to Oklahoma’s fast pace than the Sooners’ first five opponents.

“You have to withstand the surge and we have to bring our own,” Longhorns defensive end Brian Orakpo said. “Football is a game of momentum.”