As Alabama prepares for the game, with a trip to the Rose Bowl against Indiana up for grabs, here are three questions for the Crimson Tide. Alabama should have won the first game against Oklahoma this season. The Crimson Tide had every chance to do so, outgaining the Sooners 406 to 212.

The quarterbacks will be in the spotlight, as always, but a few other NFL Draft prospects could play key roles Friday night.

Norman Public Schools has canceled classes on Friday due to the Alabama vs. Oklahoma College Football Playoff game.

The Crimson Tide rushed for 80 yards against the Sooners in November, outgaining Oklahoma by six on the ground.

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer was hit with a clear warning before his team's College Football Playoff game against Oklahoma.

Derrick Nix, who spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Auburn, has been hired as Alabama 's new wide receivers coach, The Tuscaloosa News has confirmed.

No. 9 Alabama has a trip to No. 8 Oklahoma on Friday before a possible quarterfinal game against the Hoosiers.

Before Alabama heads to Norman for a first-round CFP date against Oklahoma, I let EA Sports College Football 26 determine the Crimson Tide's fate.