Five questions that have to be asked after Texas college football Week 6

Who's feeling more confident heading into the Red River Rivalry? Had things gone according to plan on Saturday, Oklahoma would have rolled Iowa State and Texas, win or lose vs. Kansas State, would roll into the Cotton Bowl with nothing but a big chip on its shoulder. Nobody would expect the Longhorns to win, and knocking off your bitter rival while they're a Top 5 team in the nation would be sweeter than a mess of state fair funnel cakes. Now, what to make of a shifting narrative? The easy answer is probably that the Sooners didn't need extra motivation coming into the game, and now they've definitely got something to prove with their backs suddenly against the wall in conference play. And for Texas...OK, maybe not much changes. Knock off Oklahoma, and the folks in Norman will start sweating over a lost season with a Heisman-caliber quarterback. Will the loss to Houston derail SMU's momentum?  The Mustangs had a nice early-season roll going, and headed down to Houston to meet up with a Cougar team that hasn't lit the world on fire to start 2017. Four quarters later, and Houston reclaimed American Athletic bragging rights in the state of Texas thanks to an absolute gashing of SMU on the ground (to the tune of 265 yards!). Now it gets interesting for Chad Morris' team. They head to Cincinnati in two weeks after a bye, then host Tulsa followed by UCF. You'd figure they'll be favored in the first two and then perhaps head into the UCF game with the over/under set at 115. If they go at least 2-of-3 in those games, they go bowling with three tough games remaining on the schedule with Navy and Memphis away before closing out at home against Tulane. SMU wasn't bad against Houston; the Mustangs simply weren't good enough. If they turn it around quickly, there's still a lot left to accomplish in 2017. Is Rice the worst team in the country? Last week, Bill Connelly's S&P+ college football rankings put the Owls dead last in FBS. It's a funny quirk since Rice beat the team just ahead of them in those rankings, UTEP. But UTEP put up a heck of a fight against Army compared to the Owls. Sean Kugler resigned his post in El Paso following a two-touchdown loss to Army on the road. The Owls lost by 37 to Army at home on Saturday. Transitive results aren't worth much, but those sure aren't great optics. Was UTSA's loss a red flag, or just one of those days? The Roadrunners lost 31-29 to Southern Miss at home, failing on a two-point conversion attempt to tie the game late. It's the buzzkill loss after a nice three-game run to open the year. But UTSA out-gained Southern Miss (469-458), converted more first downs (27-18), turned the ball over fewer times (1-2) and dominated possession (36:07-23:53). The scoreline margin wound up thin and the floor fell out from underneath Frank Wilson's team. It might get worse before it gets better. UNT is next, and the Mean Green handled Southern Miss on the road with relative ease. That's followed by a favorable five-game stretch of Rice, UTEP, FIU, UAB and Marshall. Steal a win from North Texas, and the conference title stays in the picture. Wait, does Mike Price have some UTEP magic left? You probably didn't notice, but the Miners narrowly lost to Western Kentucky 15-14 in El Paso. UTEP held their counterparts, who were averaging 336 yards per game entering the contest, to just 282 yards. The UTEP offense didn't really look any better, but maybe a defensive uptick can help the Miners steal a game or two down the stretch. We're not holding our breaths, but we also didn't expect a scoreline like this, so who knows? Maybe the old head coach has a little mojo left.