Following the Sooners' victory over the Crimson Tide in Bryant-Denny Stadium, numerous Oklahoma players took photos on the roped-off Alabama logo.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — There is just one week until the Alabama Crimson Tide faces the Oklahoma Sooners for the second time this season, this time in the first round of the college football playoffs.

Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled for an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on Friday, Dec. 19. The game will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN. More Football : NFL Reaches Punishment Decision After Patrick Mahomes Incident vs Colts

Many Tide players still remember what it was like going into Oklahoma last season and being unable to score a touchdown, but now, Alabama players have even more motivation before they face the Sooners for the second time this season.

The Sooners' sophomore defensive back believes the OU defense can raise its play to another level in the CFP rematch with Alabama.

Ahead of the Oklahoma–Alabama playoff matchup, blood centers in both states are calling on fans to donate as part of a weeklong competition aimed at strengtheni

NORMAN, Okla. – History will be made as the eighth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners host the ninth-seeded Alabama Crismon Tide in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday, Dec. 19 from OU Memorial Stadium in Norman,

When the Sooners and Crimson Tide meet in the CFP, ESPN's "College GameDay" will be back on the OU campus, this time with a playoff version.