"It's been an unpredictable and exciting college football season, and with the start of the College Football Playoff this weekend, it's now coming to a close. The first-round slate, with four games spread over Friday and Saturday, seems to be set up for two tight games and two blowouts. But this is the playoffs and anything can happen, especially when one heavy favorite is missing its head coach."
"It doesn't get much more "college football" than Alabama versus Oklahoma, with 25 national championships and 11 Heisman Trophy winners between them. These two teams faced off just a month ago in Tuscaloosa. Oklahoma's defense won the day for the Sooners, with 17 points scored off three turnovers in a game they won 23-21. The Sooners' offense, by contrast, was anemic: quarterback John Mateer completed just 15 passes for 138 yards, and no offensive play went for more than 22 yards."
The College Football Playoff opens with four first-round games over Friday and Saturday. The slate includes two tight matchups and two expected blowouts, though playoff unpredictability and coaching or injury issues could alter results. No. 9 Alabama (10-3) meets No. 8 Oklahoma (10-2) in a marquee rematch between programs with 25 national championships and 11 Heisman winners. Oklahoma won their recent meeting 23-21 by converting three turnovers into 17 points while limiting Alabama's offense. Alabama arrives off a 28-7 SEC championship loss and carries multiple injuries; Oklahoma's quarterback John Mateer has played through a thumb injury. The winner advances to the Rose Bowl to face undefeated Indiana and Heisman-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza.
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