Alabama and Oklahoma will face each other in the College Football Playoff just a month after they squared off in Tuscaloosa.

Oklahoma defensive end Taylor Wein says the Sooners' will have the "same mentality" in the College Football Playoff opener after winning several elimination games down the stretch following their second loss of the year to Ole Miss in late October.

Oklahoma's Tate Sandell was honored with the highest achievement a college football kicker can attain after an elite regular season.

As OU prepares for its first-round College Football Playoff game against Alabama, Tate Sandell gives the Sooners a kicking option rarely seen in Norman.

Times have changed. The eighth-ranked Sooners (10-2) feature a rugged, aggressive defense that leads the nation in tackles for loss (9.6 per game) and is tied for the nation’s lead in sacks (3.42) heading into next Friday’s first-round home game against No. 11 Alabama (10-3).

Cathedral four-star wide receiver Quentin Hale has emerged as one of the top pass-catchers in the 2027 Recruiting Cycle with programs from coast-to-coast involved in his process. Hale, a Top-10 wideout in America,

Alabama has been the biggest winner of the College Football Playoff era. OU, meanwhile, has been the biggest loser.