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By Ben Verbrugge
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The first round of the College Football Playoff gets up and running on Friday as the ninth-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide visits the eighth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners.
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- Date: Friday, December 19, 2025
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Almost exactly one month after handing No. 9 Alabama its only defeat of the conference campaign, No. 8 Oklahoma will look to repeat the feat in the first round of the College Football Playoff. And the stakes are even higher in Norman this time around as two of the top teams in the NCAA look to boost their chances of a national title, though the threat of No. 1 Indiana lies waiting in the wings for the victor.
The Crimson Tide was ranked fourth overall when the Sooners came to town in November, dishing out a 23-21 road win that severely dented Alabama’s stock in the CFP race. Oklahoma’s defense shone that day and came up with three vital turnovers that produced 17 points as Ty Simpson came up with the only passing touchdown of the game.
That being said, Simpson will need to do a better job in evading one of the best defenses in the country if he’s to lead his side any further in the knockout stages of this season. He came up with 326 yards in this fixture last month, but an 87-yard pick-six throw to Eli Bowen ended up having arguably the biggest impact of all.
The Sooners are one of only three schools to have faced Alabama at least eight times and boast a winning record, having triumphed in five of those encounters (including one draw). There will also be plenty of focus on Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer, who needs to ensure his defense doesn’t have all the heavy lifting after a narrow 17-13 win against LSU last time out.
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