As for this season, Alabama will face Oklahoma on Friday, December 19 (7 p.m. CT, ABC/ESPN) in Norman, Oklahoma in the first round of the 12-team playoff. If the Crimson Tide wins that game, it will advance to the Rose Bowl to face No. 1 seed Indiana.

As soon as Ty Simpson stepped up to the podium Monday, Dec. 15, days away from the Crimson Tide's first round CFP game against Oklahoma, the Alabama football quarterback was asked about his health. Simpson's answer was quick and to the point. "Yeah, I'm great," Simpson said.

Alabama faces a tough stretch in the middle of October. The Crimson Tide will host Georgia on Oct. 10 before traveling to Knoxville for its annual "Third Saturday in October" date with Tennessee. Alabama will return home Oct. 24 for its first home date against Texas A&M since 2022.

Here's what we saw at Alabama's practice on Monday ahead of the College Football Playoff game against Oklahoma.

Following the Sooners' victory over the Crimson Tide in Bryant-Denny Stadium, numerous Oklahoma players took photos on the roped-off Alabama logo.

The Auburn Tigers are hosting the Alabama Crimson Tide in a Week 14 college football game. Follow live updates.

With the addition of Lumpris, Alabama’s 2027 class ranks No. 11 in the nation according to the 247Sports composite.. He’s the first player to join the class from outside of the south, with Jabarrius Gabor and Trent Seaborn both hailing from Alabama and Nash Johnson III from Georgia.

As college football fans await the highly anticipated first-round playoff matchup between the University of Oklahoma and the University of Alabama, here's a look back at the history between these two teams.