CFP First Round Showdowns: Which Underdog Will Shake Up the College Football Playoff?
Wild card to keep an eye on: Oklahoma’s special-teams advantage.
In the last meeting, Oklahoma flipped the whole game via the third phase.
Isaiah Sategna returned a punt 42 yards to set up an early Sooner field goal. Oklahoma’s Lou Groza Award-winning kicker, Tate Sandell, nailed a 52-yard field goal. OU’s Taylor Wein blocked a 36-yard field goal heading into halftime. And Bama’s Ryan Williams fumbled on a punt return, setting up the Sooners at the Tide’s 30-yard line.
All of that in a 23-21 game in which Alabama had the better of the play from down to down. In what should be another close game, with Oklahoma favored by a point, could special teams tip it again?Â


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