Oklahoma-Alabama gets handed disappointing kickoff time

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesFor what should be the game of the week for Week 12 of the college football season, Oklahoma-Alabama sure didn’t get that treatment.

ESPN announced on Monday that the Sooners’ road game at Alabama will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Nov. 15 on ABC instead of getting the primetime slot. Instead, Georgia hosting Texas got the primetime spotlight from ABC for that day. That points to ESPN College GameDay also heading to Athens instead of Tuscaloosa next week.

Sooners get afternoon kick vs Alabama

The Oklahoma-Alabama and Texas-Georgia matchups are the only meetings between two ranked teams during Week 12. All four teams are also among the…