Ahead by 17 points is apparently the worst position for an Oklahoma football team to be in a College Football Playoff game.
Thriving from an electric atmosphere at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the No. 8 Sooners on Friday night jumped to an early 17-0 lead over No. 9 Alabama in the first round of the CFP. The cushion seemed insurmountable considering only one team before had ever blown a 17-point lead in a playoff game, and the Sooners are still the only ones to ever squander such a lead.
By halftime, Alabama had tied it back up 17-17, and in the end, the Crimson Tide fully overcame the deficit to win 34-24 and advance to the quarterfinals to play No.