The College Football Playoff gets underway Friday night as Alabama heads to Norman to take on Oklahoma. But to ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, there’s even more at stake for Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer.

Alabama football has another consensus All-American. After being named as a first-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America, Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor officially became a consensus All-American.

Joel Klatt says home field advantage in Alabama's first-round CFP game at Oklahoma can't be ignored. But is it enough for the Sooners to win?

"I ain't as good as I once was, but I’m as good once as I ever was.” Toby Keith's song reflects where Alabama football's offense is before the CFP.

No. 9 Alabama will take on No. 8 Oklahoma in the Crimson Tide's first College Football Playoff game of the Kalen DeBoer era, one secured despite regular-season losses to Florida State and Oklahoma, and a SEC Championship Game loss to Georgia.

The No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners are about to host the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide in the first College Football Playoff game to ever be played in Norman.

At Coosa Christian High School, they have reinstated Mark O’Bryant after he had been suspended for the 2025 season. With O’Bryant on the sidelines, Rush Propst came on and led the Conquerors to the Class 2A Alabama High School Athletic Association state championship.

The Alabama Crimson Tide and Oklahoma Sooners meet Friday in a College Football Playoff first-round game. Kickoff in Norman, Oklahoma, is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.