Overview
- The Sooners forced three turnovers, including Eli Bowen’s 87-yard pick-six, and turned them into 17 points that defined the upset.
- Alabama’s special-teams errors included a partially blocked and missed 36-yard field goal before halftime and a 46-yard punt return that set up Oklahoma’s first points.
- Despite outgaining Oklahoma 406-212, Alabama surrendered a critical strip-sack that led to the go-ahead field goal and was held to 57 yards on its final four drives.
- Kalen DeBoer cited turnovers as the decisive issue as Oklahoma sealed the win with a late fourth-down stop, handing him his first home loss at Alabama.
- The defeat tightens Alabama’s SEC and CFP paths with a must-win trip to Auburn next, while Oklahoma improves to 8-2 and strengthens its playoff case with Missouri and LSU ahead.