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The Alabama Crimson Tide precocious successful the College Football Playoff aft a comeback triumph against Oklahoma successful the archetypal circular connected Friday night.
Oklahoma jumped retired to a 17-0 pb successful the archetypal fractional earlier the Crimson Tide dilatory crept back, scoring 10 unanswered, past tying it connected a 50-yard interception instrumentality by Zavien Brown earlier the half.
Alabama past scored the archetypal 10 points of the 2nd fractional to spell up 27-17. But Oklahoma wasn't done fighting. Sooners backmost John Mateer chopped the shortage to 4 with a 37-yard touchdown walk to Deion Burks.
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Alabama's Zabien Brown (2) intercepts a walk intended for Oklahoma's Keontez Lewis (9) during the College Football Playoff crippled betwixt the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Alabama Crimson Tide astatine the Gaylord Family.
But Alabama wouldn't fto it get immoderate tighter, extending the pb backmost to 10 with a touchdown thrust wrong the last 10 minutes. The thrust was highlighted by a circus drawback by Germie Bernard, mounting up a abbreviated rushing people for Daniel Hill, arsenic they went connected to triumph 34-24.
The Alabama triumph ensured 1 of the program's finest streaks remained intact, arsenic nary squad has beaten the Crimson Tide doubly successful a azygous play since 1893.
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Alabama Crimson Tide backmost Ty Simpson (15) throws a walk nether unit by Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke (38) and antiaircraft lineman Jayden Jackson (65) successful the 2nd fractional astatine Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Oklahoma was looking to go the archetypal squad to propulsion disconnected that feat aft upsetting Alabama earlier successful this season, but couldn't outlast the Tide's furious comeback.
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Alabama Crimson Tide backmost Ty Simpson (15) throws a walk nether unit by Oklahoma Sooners linebacker Owen Heinecke (38) and antiaircraft lineman Jayden Jackson (65) successful the 2nd fractional astatine Gaylord Family OK Memorial Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Alabama volition determination connected successful the Playoff, and volition instrumentality connected top-ranked Indiana successful the 2nd round.
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