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Alabama at Oklahoma: Date, kick time revealed for first-round playoff game

1918632_10206777287683070_1367905321192383146_nby: Charlie Potter7 hours agoCharlie_Potter

Alabama is back in the College Football Playoff and will travel to play Oklahoma in a first-round matchup between the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds. The first-ever playoff game in Norman, Oklahoma, is set for Friday, December 19, and will kick off at 7 p.m. CT. It will air on ESPN and ABC.

The Round 1 winner will advance to face No. 1-seed Indiana in the Rose Bowl quarterfinal. The New Year’s Day playoff game is scheduled to kick off at 3 p.m. CT and air live on ESPN.

The Sooners hold a 5-2-1 edge in the all-time series history with Alabama. That includes a 2-0 record in Norman. The two teams met earlier this season in Tuscaloosa, where OU defeated the Crimson Tide, 23-21. Alabama turned the ball over three times in the 2-point loss. The Crimson Tide does have a College Football Playoff win over the Sooners (45-34 in 2018).

This will mark Alabama’s ninth College Football Playoff appearance, the most of any program, and its first since the 2023-24 season. It is also the first time the Tide is participating in the CFP since it expanded to 12 teams, as UA was left out of last year’s field with a 9-3 record.

Alabama has a 9-5 record in its previous eight playoff appearances, including a 6-2 mark in the semifinals and a 3-3 record in the national championship game. The Crimson Tide was part of the first-ever College Football Playoff field in 2014-15 and made five straight playoffs.

Kalen DeBoer leads Alabama to the playoffs in his second season. This will be his second-ever CFP appearance, as he guided Washington to the national championship game in 2023-24.

Round 1 College Football Playoff schedule

Friday, December 19
Alabama at Oklahoma – 7 p.m. CT (ESPN & ABC)

Saturday, December 20
Miami at Texas A&M – 11 a.m. CT (ESPN & ABC)
Tulane at Ole Miss – 2:30 p.m. CT (TNT & HBO Max)
James Madison at Oregon – 6:30 p.m. (TNT & HBO Max)

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