Former Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron reacted to Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer shutting down speculation that he might leave to coach Michigan.

Two SEC powers meet for the second time this season when No. 8 Oklahoma hosts No. 9 Alabama in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Friday night in Norman.

If there was a main positive takeaway from Alabama's regular season loss to the Sooners, it was the performance of the Crimson Tide's defense.

Alabama football is in uncharted territory.

Just more than a month after meeting in the regular season, Oklahoma and Alabama square off again in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

Their reward: a trip to Norman against a Sooners team that had upset them in Week 12.