The Crimson Tide lost the first time around against the Sooners, but now it really matters. Here's the CFN Alabama vs Oklahoma College Football Playoff prediction and preview.

OU football offensive lineman Jake Maikkula and defensive end R Mason Thomas will participate in practices this week, Brent Venables said Monday.

As they prepare for Alabama in Round 1 of the College Football Playoff, the Oklahoma Sooners got some encouraging injury news.

A brutal November awaited with consecutive matchups against preseason No. 24 Tennessee, No. 8 Alabama, Missouri and No. 9 LSU. And while the magnitude of the games shifted a bit as the season went on, it still was as tough of a closing stretch as there was in college football.

Oklahoma finished the season as the third-best defense according to SP+, and it ranks sixth in yards per play (4.1), seventh in points allowed (14.9), and second in sack percentage (10.05). The Sooners put up those numbers against the 12th-hardest schedule in college football. They’re prepared for this gauntlet.

Oklahoma has done a lot of winning on the field this season, but Brent Venables is also having some success off it. On the first day of the early signing period, the Oklahoma Sooners have a top-15 ranked recruiting class in the nation, according to 247 Sports.

Golding and Co. add another impressive staffer for the 2026 season, continue assembling group for next season.

Former Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops officially retires from coaching after his UFL stint, closing the book on a legendary football career.