"I just couldn't be more proud of these guys, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said. Resiliency. It's been kind of a theme all season long, but it showed up tonight on the road. Down 17, coming back the way we did just one score at a time just really stayed the course. Alabama freshman Lotzeir Brooks, who did not score a touchdown in the regular season, scored two and had season highs of five catches and 79 yards."
"Oklahoma's John Mateer passed for 307 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw a costly interception that Alabama's Zabien Brown returned 50 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Deion Burks had seven catches for 107 yards and a score for the Sooners (10-3). It was a really good game that had some really great moments for the Sooners, Oklahoma coach Brent Venables said. And obviously, some really ill-timed moments as well, coaching, playing, the things that they've helped us be successful all year long. Tonight, when we needed it the most, we just didn't have what it takes."
Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns as No. 9 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to defeat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in the College Football Playoff first round. Lotzeir Brooks, a freshman who did not score in the regular season, caught five passes for 79 yards and scored twice. John Mateer threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns for Oklahoma but threw a costly interception that Zabien Brown returned 50 yards for a touchdown. Deion Burks had seven catches for 107 yards and a score. Tate Sandell drilled a 51-yarder and tied an FBS single-season record with his eighth 50-plus-yard field goal.
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