Alabama Football Preparing For Third Consecutive Elite Run Defense

Indiana enters the game 13-0, with a Heisman Trophy winning quarterback and one of the nation's stingiest defenses. The Hoosiers are No. 4 in total defense, allowing 257.2 yards per game and No. 3 in rushing defense, giving up only 77.6 yards per game.

Alabama vs. Indiana: Rose Bowl preview, odds as Tide advance to face Hoosiers in College Football Playoff

Indiana is beginning its College Football Playoff journey with its first Rose Bowl appearance since 1968 as No. 1 seed IU will take on No. 9 seed Alabama in a quarterfinal showdown. The Hoosiers beat Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game to secure the top spot in the bracket,

Oklahoma’s Venables, Alabama’s DeBoer overcome critics, lead blue blood programs to the playoff

Oklahoma's Brent Venables and Alabama's Kalen DeBoer have experienced the ups and downs of leading major college football programs.

A College Football Playoff Edition of Football Friday on The Joe Gaither Show

We make our final picks and predictions for Alabama's playoff game against the Oklahoma Sooners. | Episode 593

Oklahoma vs Alabama odds, picks, predictions for CFP game today

Alabama is coming out of a 28-7 loss to Georgia in the SEC championship game, but the Crimson Tide did not fall in the CFP rankings on reveal day. OU finished the season with four consecutive wins, including two ranked over Tennessee and a 23-21 win over its CFP opponents, Alabama.

5 other Alabama football ‘rematches’ and how they turned out

Alabama lost just once the rest of the regular season (to Tennessee in late October) to clinch the SEC West title, while Florida won its final five SEC games to take the East. That set up a rematch in the SEC championship game, scheduled for Dec. 4 in Atlanta.