US EditionAlabama Coach Kalen DeBoer Claps Back at Critics Following Comeback Victory at Oklahoma in Playoff
Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit with key turnovers and special teams errors by Oklahoma, marking the largest comeback in College Football Playoff history, officials said.
- On Friday, Alabama rallied from a 17-0 deficit to beat Oklahoma Sooners 34-24 at Owen Field in Norman, Oklahoma.
- Special teams errors and a pick-six, including Grayson Miller's dribbled punt and John Mateer's interception return, erased Oklahoma's lead while kicker Tate Sandell missed crucial 36- and 51-yard field goals.
- Ty Simpson completed 18-for-29 passing, Lotzeir Brooks scored two touchdowns with a season-high five catches, and Daniel Hill added a 6-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter.
- The win sends Alabama to the Rose Bowl to face Indiana in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal on Jan. 1, marking the first road playoff victory and moving Alabama to 11-3.
- This is not even two weeks after Alabama's 28-7 SEC Championship loss to Georgia; Alabama had won eight straight games and this was the third meeting with Oklahoma in 13 months.
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Sooners' errors key big blown lead, loss to Bama
A month after miscues by Alabama fueled the defining win of Oklahoma's season, the Tide flipped the script, feasting on errors from Sooners QB John Mateer and OU's special teams units to overcome a 17-point deficit in a 34-24 win in the CFP's first round.
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No. 9 Alabama’s first round CFP game opened the night in free fall. Three straight empty possessions. No. 8 Oklahoma was up 17-0 before the second quarter settled. The Sooners looked prepared to end the Tide’s playoff run early. Inside the stadium and across television sets, the assumption was clear that this one was slipping away. But the tide turned and QB Ty Simpson had something feisty to say. “I guess we can thank you guys for that. I mean…
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