Oklahoma's best win this season came on the road just over a month ago against the same team it will face on Friday in the College Football Playoff. Similarly, Alabama's biggest win came earlier in the season against eventual SEC champion Georgia. Both wins were made more impressive because they occurred on the road at two of the more difficult places to play in all of college football.
Alabama defeated Georgia 24-21 "between the hedges" in Athens on Sept. 27, handing the Bulldogs their only loss in the regular season. Those same two teams met for a second time this season on Dec.