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2025 Week 2 12-team College Football Playoff Prediction: A new SEC contender emerges

Alabama is still in the mix, but the Tide have another SEC contender in worry about.

Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Ty Simpson (15) | David Leong-Imagn Images

Oklahoma began the year as a fringe SEC contender, with plenty of intrigue surrounding its new quarterback and offensive coordinator, John Mateer and Ben Arbuckle. Then the former Washington State duo delivered on all the high expectations in Norman, beating Michigan 24-13 in Week 2 and undeniably entering the race for an at-large bid in the College Football Playoff.