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Oklahoma hosts Alabama in the first round of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. Here's how to watch the game with TV and start time information.

What channel is Oklahoma vs. Alabama on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream for CFP first round playoff game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

They're two of the best programs to ever take the College Football Playoff field. Now, Oklahoma and Alabama will meet in the first round of the 2025-26 playoffs.

The No. 8 Sooners host the No. 9 Tide with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line.

Oklahoma has the upper hand in this game, and not just because of the home field advantage. The Sooners defeated Alabama 23-21 in their regular season matchup. Plus, the Tide have some internal questions to answer after a tough loss in the SEC Championship.

Still, Alabama is a juggernaut program for a reason, and that reason is why they made it to the 2025-26 CFP. It's hard to beat a team twice, but Oklahoma hopes to accomplish just that to move on to face Ohio State.

Friday night will tell in this SEC clash. Here's how to tune into the CFP First Round game with TV channel and start time for Oklahoma vs. Alabama.

What channel is Oklahoma vs. Alabama on today?

TV channel: ABC, ESPN
Live stream: ESPN app, Fubo

The Oklahoma-Alabama game will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN. Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) will be on the call.

Cord-cutters can also live stream the game on the ESPN app or Fubo, which offers a free trial.

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Oklahoma vs. Alabama start time

Date: Friday, Dec. 19
Time: 8 p.m. ET

Oklahoma vs. Alabama will play on Friday, Dec. 19. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET from Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, OK.

Oklahoma vs. Alabama radio station

Radio channel: SiriusXM channel 81 (away), channel 84 (home)

Tune into the Oklahoma vs. Alabama game live on SiriusXM. The Sooners' broadcast will be on channel 84 while the Tide's broadcast will be on channel 81.

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College Football Playoff schedule 2025-26

Friday, Dec. 19

Bowl	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
CFP First Round	No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 9 Albama	8 p.m.	ABC, ESPN app, Fubo

Saturday, Dec. 20

Bowl	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
CFP First Round	No. 7 Texas A&M vs. No. 10 Miami (Fla.)	Noon	ABC, ESPN app, Fubo
CFP First Round	No. 6 Ole Miss vs. No. 11 Tulane	3:30 p.m.	TNT, DirecTV
CFP First Round	No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 James Madison	7:30 p.m.	TNT, DirecTV

Wednesday, Dec. 31

Bowl	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
CFP Quarterfinal (Cotton Bowl)	No. 2 Ohio State vs. Texas A&M/Miami (Fla.)	7:30 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo

Thursday, Jan. 1

Bowl	Matchup	Time (ET)	TV/Live stream
CFP Quarterfinal (Orange Bowl)	No. 4 Texas Tech vs. Oregon/JMU	Noon	ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo
CFP Quarterfinal (Rose Bowl)	No. 1 Indiana vs. Alabama/Oklahoma	4 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo
CFP Quarterfinal (Sugar Bowl)	No. 3 Georgia vs. Ole Miss/Tulane	8 p.m.	ESPN, ESPN app, Fubo