Overview
- No. 4 Alabama (8-1, 6-0 SEC) seeks to protect its conference lead and playoff positioning against No. 11 Oklahoma (7-2) in a rematch of last season’s 24-3 Sooners victory.
- Kickoff is Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium with national television coverage on ABC.
- Oddsmakers list Alabama about a 6-point favorite, and ESPN’s model gives the Tide roughly a 71% chance to win.
- Oklahoma leads the SEC in scoring defense, total defense and tackles for loss, which Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson called the most disruptive unit the Tide has faced.
- Alabama has overhauled offensive signals and will lean on OC Ryan Grubb’s varied schemes after managing just 56 rushing yards against LSU.