Oklahoma used two field goals to get within 7-6, then Charles answered with an 80-yard touchdown run on Texas’ next snap — and the rout was on, especially after an interception by Oklahoma was erased because of a questionable pass interference penalty.

The Longhorns ended up with a field goal on that drive, then stretched the lead to 24-6 when Young and Pittman connected on a 64-yard touchdown pass with 17 seconds left in the second quarter.

Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops spent the rest of the game wondering what might’ve happened had the Sooners kept the interception.

“That was a big swing,” Stoops said. “We’re hanging in there, with a chance to make some plays and we don’t. That was tough to overcome.”

While Stoops has often unveiled a new strategy to great success against the Longhorns, he was out of answers this time. His biggest wrinkle was a fake punt on fourth-and-2 that only turned into a first down after officials studied the replay.

Texas’ second half provided a few more highlight plays, such as Pittman making a one-handed catch on a 27-yard touchdown in the third quarter, a 5-yard touchdown by Selvin Young and defensive tackle Rod Wright — who predicted that the Longhorns would “dominate” — scoring on the long fumble return.

“You could tell everyone was really excited and ready to play,” Wright said. “We had the attitude to go out and play our best game.”

Texas is coming out of the Oklahoma game with a perfect record for the first time since 1983, when the Longhorns ended up going 11-0 before blowing a chance at finishing No. 1 by losing to Georgia in the Cotton Bowl.

Their immediate goal is winning the Big 12 South to get to the conference championship, but there’s no doubt fans are already thinking about playing in the Rose Bowl for the national title.

“I’m excited about where we are and where I think we’re going,” Brown said. “I don’t think we’ve played near our best game. We’re 5-0 but we have improvement to make in many areas. We have a chance to be special.”

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