"NORMAN, Okla. -- - Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 9 seed Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff. 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. It was the third meeting between the schools in 13 months. Oklahoma defeated Alabama 24-3 last November at home, then beat the Crimson Tide 23-21 last month on the road."
"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). Oklahoma's Tate Sandell, the Lou Groza Award winner for the nation's best kicker, tied an FBS single-season record for most made field goals of 50 or more yards. He drilled a 51-yarder into a stiff wind to give the Sooners a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter, his 24th consecutive made field goal."
Alabama overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma 34-24 in the College Football Playoff first round. Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and freshman Lotzeir Brooks scored two touchdowns while recording season highs with five catches and 79 yards. Zabien Brown returned an interception 50 yards for a second-quarter touchdown that tied the game. Oklahoma's John Mateer threw for 307 yards and two touchdowns and Deion Burks had seven catches for 107 yards. Kicker Tate Sandell tied an FBS single-season record with his 24th consecutive made long field goal. Alabama advances to the Rose Bowl to face Indiana.
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