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Alabama-Oklahoma Playoff Game Will Feature Contrast in QB Styles | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Turnovers and defensive pressure will decide the outcome as Alabama aims to overcome a 23-21 regular-season loss to Oklahoma in this pivotal College Football Playoff game.
- A rematch that carries more weight returns Friday with Alabama Crimson Tide and Oklahoma Sooners meeting in the College Football Playoff first round at 7 p.m. CT after Oklahoma's 23-21 win last month.
- Alabama is emphasizing takeaways, with a 'shots on ball' plan as its defense ranks top five in takeaways, while Oklahoma averages more than one turnover per game with 10 interceptions and five fumbles lost.
- Simpson is a precise passer with a 2-to-5 TD-INT split, while Mateer combines risk and playmaking with 12 TD passes and 416 rushing yards.
- With LT Overton out, Kane Wommack will shuffle pass-rush personnel using Jordan Renaud, Keon Keeley, James Smith and Yhonzae Pierre to generate edge pressure, as he warned creating pressure is a major challenge.
- Kalen DeBoer aims to replicate Alabama’s recent 1+ net rushing yards, while Ben Arbuckle emphasizes John Mateer to `take the layups` in recent weeks to limit turnovers.
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After 2 November games gone wrong the past 2 seasons, Alabama has a chance to finally make things right against Oklahoma, and this time with absolutely everything on the line. On Friday night in Norman, in an 8 p.m. ET kickoff on ABC and ESPN, the 9th-seeded Crimson Tide and 8th-seeded Sooners will launch the 2nd 12-team College Football Playoff derby in an all-SEC steel-caged battle with no lifelines this time. Bama is all out of those after su…
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