The Crimson Tide and the Sooners will square off at 7 p.m. CST Friday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma, in a CFP first-round game.

The former Crimson Tide head coach had glowing remarks about the Oklahoma defense on The Pat McAfee Show on Thursday.

Whether your feelings were hurt about your team, or any team, being left out or included doesn't matter anymore. Nor does the possible existential crisis caused by being forced to watch not one, but two Group of Five teams play in playoff games.

The Alabama Crimson Tide will be without a key offensive player when they play the Oklahoma Sooners on Friday night.

In the first round of the college football playoff, their are plenty of prospects to watch between Alabama and Oklahoma.