Oklahoma upsets Alabama to keep playoff hopes alive

Fourth-ranked Alabama didn't outright statement the showdown against No. 11 Oklahoma a revenge game, but the Crimson Tide erstwhile again ended up successful the nonaccomplishment file Saturday.

After defeating Alabama 24-3 successful Norman past year, the Sooners traveled to Tuscaloosa this play looking to bolster their College Football Playoff chances. Oklahoma yet did conscionable that, pulling disconnected a 23-21 upset of Alabama.

Even a raucous Bryant-Denny Stadium assemblage failed to derail Oklahoma’s defence from its playmaking trend. The Sooners’ defenders produced 17 points disconnected 3 turnovers en way to the victory.

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The Oklahoma Sooners observe aft defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide astatine Saban Field astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium. (David Leong/Imagn Images)

The triumph boosts Oklahoma’s playoff likelihood but besides injects uncertainty into the Tide’s way to Atlanta for the Southeastern Conference rubric game. It astir apt won’t beryllium a fatal stroke for Alabama, but the Tide present look a must-win successful 2 weeks against archrival Auburn successful the Iron Bowl.

Sooners antiaircraft backmost Eli Bowen returned an interception 87 yards for a touchdown, portion linebacker Kip Lewis had 2 sacks. OU snapped Alabama’s 17-game location winning streak and handed second-year manager Kalen DeBoer his archetypal nonaccomplishment successful Tuscaloosa.

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The Sooners were a bubble squad successful past week’s CFP rankings, but Saturday’s triumph could marque them a playoff fastener if they tin instrumentality attraction of concern astatine location against Missouri and LSU.

The Oklahoma Sooners observe their 23-21 triumph implicit the Alabama Crimson Tide astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium connected Nov. 15, 2025 successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Alabama had a accidental late, but Ty Simpson’s fourth-down walk to Ryan Williams fell incomplete.

Oklahoma ran retired the timepiece from there, mounting disconnected a spirited solemnisation by its visiting fans. OU held Alabama to 57 yards implicit its last 4 drives, which proved to beryllium the difference.

Jam Miller (26 ) of the Alabama Crimson Tide is stopped by Peyton Bowen (22) and Owen Heinecke (38) of the Oklahoma Sooners arsenic helium carries the shot during a crippled astatine Bryant Denny Stadium connected Nov. 15, 2025 successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama. (Butch Dill/Getty Images)

John Mateer threw for 138 yards and scored connected the crushed to pb Oklahoma’s offense. Simpson passed for 326 yards, with 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

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Despite dominating successful astir each category, Alabama made a bid of errors which proved costly. In summation to the turnovers, Alabama missed a 36-yard tract extremity and allowed a 46-yard punt instrumentality that acceptable up Oklahoma’s archetypal score.

The Crimson Tide big Eastern Illinois adjacent week.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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