Alabama, Oklahoma and College Football Playoff
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As Alabama prepares for the game, with a trip to the Rose Bowl against Indiana up for grabs, here are three questions for the Crimson Tide. Alabama should have won the first game against Oklahoma this season. The Crimson Tide had every chance to do so, outgaining the Sooners 406 to 212.
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Alabama football CFP first round opponent preview: Oklahoma Sooners
Alabama will travel to Norman on Friday night in the CFP first round, facing an Oklahoma team that the Crimson Tide have already faced once before.
Kane Wommack has never coached in a College Football Playoff game. Sixteen seasons into his coaching career, the Alabama football defensive coordinator will enter a postseason still in the running for a national championship. It’s something he recognizes. The CFP is different. But don’t get it twisted.
The quarterbacks will be in the spotlight, as always, but a few other NFL Draft prospects could play key roles Friday night.
According to DeBoer's contract, which was obtained by The Tuscaloosa News, the Alabama coach has a $4 million buyout if he leaves the Crimson Tide in his 2025 contract year. The buyout shrinks to $3 million if he leaves in the 2026 contract year. From 2027-31, DeBoer does not have a buyout.
The Oklahoma Sooners are hosting the Alabama Crimson Tide in the first round of the College Football Playoff. Here's what you need to know.
DeBoer and the Crimson Tide's chief focus can now be on the Sooners after a previous loss to Oklahoma last month put Alabama in several playoff elimination games down the stretch. The Crimson Tide suffered three giveaways during that 23-21 setback in Tuscaloosa despite doubling Oklahoma in total yardage and largely dominating the contest.
Former University of Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron announced Wednesday that he is ending his campaign for lieutenant governor of Alabama to pursue a sports-related opportunity. McCarron did not disclose the details of the new position but said “football is calling my name once again.
To Alabama defensive lineman Tim Keenan III, it comes down to the Crimson Tide's body of work: the top-25 victories, two of which came on the road; the SEC schedule Alabama had to navigate; the toughness Alabama has shown enough to show that the Crimson Tide "is supposed to be in the playoffs."
Oklahoma and Alabama are set to clash Friday for the third time in 13 months, this time with their seasons on the line
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