The Oklahoma Sooners take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday night and here are our staff predictions ahead of the College Football Playoff matchup

Of the four teams hosting games in the first round of this College Football Playoff, only one opened as a betting underdog: the Oklahoma Sooners, who on Friday night host an Alabama team they already defeated this season. The Sooners are well aware of that.

The College Football Playoff will open on Friday night, National Championship odds shift ahead of the first-round.

John Mateer will play in the CFP without a hand wrap after injury, as Oklahoma preps to face Alabama on Friday.

The Oklahoma Sooners' legend energized a sold-out home crowd while making his pick on College GameDay on Friday night.

Lane Kiffin's new staff extends an offer to the talented Tennessee native, enters the race alongside multiple prominent schools.

Former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy joined 'Get Up' Friday to discuss how the Crimson Tide could beat the Sooners in Friday's CFP opener.

With that as the backdrop, the Alabama Crimson Tide (10-3) square off against the Oklahoma Sooners (10-2) on Friday night in a first round College Football Playoff game in Norman, Okla. The winner will advance to the Rose Bowl for a quarterfinal matchup against the No.