{"id":51469,"date":"2025-12-20T03:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=51469"},"modified":"2025-12-20T06:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:22:44","slug":"alabama-pulls-off-comeback-win-over-oklahoma-in-college-football-playoff-first-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ustower.net\/?p=51469","title":{"rendered":"Alabama pulls off comeback win over Oklahoma in College Football Playoff first round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/alabama-crimson-tide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alabama Crimson Tide<\/a>&nbsp;advanced in the College Football Playoff after a comeback win against Oklahoma in the first round on Friday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/oklahoma-sooners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oklahoma jumped out<\/a>&nbsp;to a 17-0 lead in the first half before the Crimson Tide slowly crept back, scoring 10 unanswered, then tying it on a 50-yard interception return by Zavien Brown before the half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama then scored the first 10 points of the second half to go up 27-17. But Oklahoma wasn&#8217;t done fighting. Sooners quarterback John Mateer cut the deficit to four with a 37-yard touchdown pass to Deion Burks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama&#8217;s Zabien Brown (2) intercepts a pass intended for Oklahoma&#8217;s Keontez Lewis (9) during the College Football Playoff game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Gaylord Family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">But Alabama wouldn&#8217;t let it get any tighter, extending the lead back to 10 with a touchdown drive inside the final 10 minutes. The drive was highlighted by a circus catch by Germie Bernard, setting up a short rushing score for Daniel Hill, as they went on to win 34-24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Alabama win ensured one of the program&#8217;s finest streaks remained intact, as no team has beaten the Crimson Tide twice in a single season since 1893.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) throws a pass under pressure by Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke (38) and defensive lineman Jayden Jackson (65) in the second half at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Mark J. Rebilas\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Oklahoma was looking to become the first team to pull off that feat after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/oklahoma-upsets-alabama-keep-college-football-playoff-hopes-alive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">upsetting Alabama earlier<\/a>&nbsp;in this season, but couldn&#8217;t outlast the Tide&#8217;s furious comeback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) throws a pass under pressure by Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke (38) and defensive lineman Jayden Jackson (65) in the second half at Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium.&nbsp;&nbsp;(Mark J. Rebilas\/Imagn Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Alabama will move on in the Playoff, and will take on top-ranked Indiana in the second round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/alabama-pulls-off-comeback-win-over-oklahoma-college-football-playoff-first-round#&amp;_intcmp=fnhpbt10\">foxnews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Alabama Crimson Tide&nbsp;advanced in the College Football Playoff after a comeback win against Oklahoma in the first round on Friday night. Oklahoma jumped out&nbsp;to a 17-0 lead in the first half before the Crimson Tide slowly crept back, scoring 10 unanswered, then tying it on a 50-yard interception return by Zavien Brown before the half. 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