Overview
- Oklahoma beat Alabama 23-21 in Tuscaloosa, snapping the Tide’s 17-game home streak as three Alabama turnovers led to 17 Sooners points despite Alabama’s yardage edge.
- Alabama’s Kalen DeBoer, OC Ryan Grubb and DC Kane Wommack stressed ball security and execution, with Grubb saying the Tide “just ran out of downs” on the final drive.
- Next up for Alabama is Eastern Illinois at 1 p.m. CT on Nov. 22 (SEC Network+) before the road trip to Auburn that the staff and analysts view as essential to CFP hopes.
- The SEC announced Oklahoma’s remaining kickoffs: Missouri at 11:00 a.m. CT on ABC, then LSU at 2:30 p.m. CT in Norman on ABC or ESPN.
- Sooners coverage says Oklahoma controls its Playoff destiny with two wins, while analyst Joel Klatt questioned Alabama’s title viability due to a one-dimensional offense and turnover risks.