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Alabama-Oklahoma Preview | Key matchups, O/U for Tide turnovers

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Alabama Football Pregame Show
Alabama QB Jalen Milroe and Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman (USA TODAY Sports)

No. 7-ranked Alabama (8-2, 4-2 SEC) will travel to Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Sooners (5-5, 1-5) on Saturday, Nov. 23. The conference game kicks off at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

This will be just the seventh all-time meeting between the Crimson Tide and Oklahoma, and the Sooners own the series edge, 3-2-1, including a 2-0 mark in regular-season matchups and a 1-0 record in Norman. However, the last time the teams met at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium was in 2002. The most recent pairing was in the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Orange Bowl on Dec. 29, 2018, and Alabama came out on top, 45-34.

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Oklahoma enters the SEC game still looking to reach bowl eligibility, while Alabama is firmly in the SEC Championship Game and CFP hunt. The Tide is a two-touchdown favorite on the road at OU, but to remain in the mix for its postseason goals, Alabama must continue to take care of business against the Sooners and then again next week against rival Auburn.

The home team is coming off a bye week, and a win over the nation’s No. 7-ranked team could breathe new life into Oklahoma’s roster. Before the two squads square off, BamaOnLine staff members Charlie Potter, Jimmy Stein and Blake Byler discuss this weekend’s battle in Norman and what they expect, and need, to see from Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide.

The Alabama-related topics discussed by the guys include:

– Reactions to third CFP rankings

– Young guy that impressed vs. Mercer

– Key matchups for Tide-Sooners

– O/U Tide turnovers forced: 75

– Alabama wins the game if…

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