Predicting Oklahoma's 2025 playoff path before conference championship games

Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn ImagesCollege football games will be played this weekend, but not by the Oklahoma Sooners.

The No. 8 Sooners must watch Championship Weekend unfold as nearly every outcome could impact their situation in the College Football Playoff before the official 12-team bracket is released on Selection Sunday. As of now, the Sooners would host No. 9 Alabama for a rematch, but that likely won't stand, especially since the Crimson Tide play No. 3 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.

There's a chance for a lot of chaos and debate over the weekend, but here's how the CFP bracket will likely look on Sunday and what path the Sooners will have to a national title. And this doesn't…