What time do the Alabama Crimson Tide play the Oklahoma Sooners in the CFP? Start time, TV channel, streaming info, announcers, and more.
The Alabama Crimson Tide are back in the College Football Playoff and will take on the Oklahoma Sooners Friday in the first round of the CFP at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.
Alabama (10-3) is the No. 9 seed in the playoffs and is ranked No. 11 in the US LBM Coaches Poll; Oklahoma (10-2) is the No. 8 seed and ranked No. 8 in the polls. The winner will advance to the CFP semifinals at the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day to face the No. 1 overall seed Indiana Hoosiers.
The Crimson Tide are coming off a punchless performance in a 28-7 loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta. Alabama rushed for negative net yardage and finished with just 209 total yards. Ty Simpson threw for 212 yards and the Tide's only touchdown off a 23-yard run by Germie Bernard.
Oklahoma came from behind to defeat LSU, 17-13, in the Sooners' last game on Nov. 29. John Mateer hit Isaiah Sategna III for a 58-yard go-ahead touchdown with 4:16 to play.
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ESPN reveals TV broadcasters for Alabama vs Oklahoma football in CFP first round
Ahead of Alabama-Oklahoma, ESPN announced who will have the call of Friday's game in Norman. Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call the action from the broadcast booth at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge will report from the sidelines.
For Fowler and Herbstreit, it's their fourth Alabama game this season, and the duo's third straight broadcast calling a Crimson Tide game. The pair called the Tide's loss to Georgia in the SEC title game, as well as their 27-20 win over Auburn. Fowler and Herbstreit called Alabama's 24-21 win over Georgia in the regular season on Sept. 27.
Fowler and Herbstreit have been ESPN and ABC's No. 1 college football broadcast crew since 2014.
What channel will Alabama football CFP game vs. Oklahoma be on?
Alabama-Oklahoma will be shown nationally on ABC and ESPN and will stream on ESPN+.
Additionally, both SEC Network and ESPN2 will offer alternate presentations of the game. Per a press release from ESPN:
"ESPN2 and SEC Network will each feature a Skycast of the battle of the conference foes. ESPN2’s Skycast audio will highlight Oklahoma’s hometown radio crew, while SEC Network’s will showcase Alabama’s hometown radio."
Alabama vs. Oklahoma start time for CFP game
Kickoff for Alabama-Oklahoma is 7 p.m. CT Friday.
Alabama football series history vs Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma leads the all-time series vs. Alabama, 5-2-1. The Sooners defeated the Crimson Tide, 23-21, in Week 12 of the regular season and won 24-3 on Nov. 23, 2024, in Norman.
Alabama's only win over Oklahoma in recent history was in the 2018 CFP semifinals at the Orange Bowl in Miami. Tua Tagovailoa out-dueled Kyler Murray in a 45-34 Alabama victory that sent the Crimson Tide to the national championship game against the Clemson Tigers.
Here are the game-by-game results for Alabama vs. Oklahoma football through the years.
- 2025: Oklahoma 23, Alabama 21 (Tuscaloosa)
- 2024: Oklahoma 24, Alabama 3 (Norman)
- 2018: Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 (Orange Bowl)
- 2013: Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 (Sugar Bowl)
- 2003: Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13 (Tuscaloosa)
- 2002: Oklahoma 37, Alabama 27 (Norman)
- 1970: Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24 (Bluebonnet Bowl)
- 1963: Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 (Orange Bowl)
Alabama football schedule 2025
Here's a game-by-game look at Alabama football's 2025 schedule.
All start times Central.
- Aug. 30: at Florida State (L, 31-17)
- Sept. 6: vs. UL Monroe (W, 73-0)
- Sept. 13: vs. Wisconsin (W, 38-14)
- Sept. 27: at Georgia (W, 24-21)
- Oct. 4: vs. Vanderbilt (W, 30-14)
- Oct. 11: at Missouri (W, 27-24)
- Oct. 18: vs. Tennessee (W, 37-20)
- Oct. 25: at South Carolina (W, 29-22)
- Nov. 8: vs. LSU (W, 20-9)
- Nov. 15: vs. Oklahoma (L, 23-21)
- Nov. 22 vs. Eastern Illinois (W, 56-0)
- Nov. 29: at Auburn (W, 27-20)
- Dec. 6: vs. Georgia (L, 28-7)
- Dec. 19: at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.
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