Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide are gearing up for their College Football Playoff matchup on the road against the Oklahoma Sooners.
After losing to the Georgia Bulldogs by a final score of 28-7 in the SEC championship game, no one knew if Alabama would get into the playoff or not. However, the committee decided not to penalize them for their championship loss.
Despite the outside noise calling for the Crimson Tide to be excluded, Alabama was given the No. 9 seed in the field. Going up against Oklahoma on the road will be no easy task, but Alabama is talented enough to make a run.
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