The second annual 12-team College Football Playoff is set to kick off on Friday night with Oklahoma welcoming Alabama to Norman’s Memorial Stadium for a rematch of their regular-season contest from earlier this year, which OU won 23–21.
The Sooners enter their first CFP since 2019 with a 10–2 record, their second double-digit win season under coach Brent Venables, and the top defense in the SEC. Over 12 games, OU allowed 273.6 yards and 13.9 points per game—both conference lows. Offensively, meanwhile, quarterback John Mateer has the Sooners scoring a respectable 26.4 points per game while also leading them on their current four-game win streak into the playoff.
