No. 9 Alabama has a trip to No. 8 Oklahoma on Friday before a possible quarterfinal game against the Hoosiers.

Will Kalen DeBoer and the Alabama Crimson Tide beat Brent Venables' Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the CFP? Experts make their picks.

The Indiana Hoosiers know they will participate in the Rose Bowl on New Years' Day. They won't find out their opponent until December 19, when the Alabama Crimson Tide and Oklahoma Sooners play the first game of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff.

Indiana won the Big Ten title game and earned a bid to the Rose Bowl, where it will face the winner of the Oklahoma versus Alabama CFP quarterfinal.

Georgia and Oklahoma's first and only meeting as college football programs had all the makings of a historic game. A Heisman-winning quarterback, two overtimes, a three-score comeback, a four-touchdown preformance from the game's MVP, and numerous future NFL stars all combined with the implications of a national championship appearance to make the 2017 Rose Bowl one of college football's most ...