The College Football Playoff is finally here. After a one-year reprieve, Alabama is back in the CFP where it belongs. The Crimson Tide will face off against the Oklahoma Sooners tonight in Norman for the opening game of the playoff, with a spot in the Rose Bowl on the line.
This is a rematch of a regular-season meeting between the Tide and Sooners. Oklahoma got the better of Alabama last month, pulling out a 23-21 victory thanks to an opportunistic defense and a wide gap in special teams play.
There's been a lot of chatter around the present and future of the Alabama program heading into this game. Many have questioned the merits of the Tide's inclusion in the playoff after a three-touchdown loss to Georgia in the SEC Championship Game.
It's up to Kalen DeBoer and his team to go out there tonight and prove everyone wrong.
Here's how you can watch Alabama vs. Oklahoma in the CFP:
- Date: Friday, December 19th
- Time: 7:00 pm C.T.
- Venue: Memorial Stadium
- How to Watch (TV): ABC/ESPN
- Streaming: fubo TV
- Alabama record: 10-3
- Oklahoma record: 10-2
ABC and ESPN will both carry the normal broadcast for tonight's standalone College Football Playoff game. But if you want alternate angles/broadcasts, the Worldwide Leader has that in spades.
According to ESPN Press Room, the game will also be broadcast in the following ways:
ESPN2: Skycast with Oklahoma radio
ESPN News: Command Center - "A multi-angle presentation, which includes up to four different vantage points at any one time, with real-time player and team statistics supplementing the game action."
SEC Network: Skycast with Alabama radio
ESPN Deportes: Regular broadcast in Spanish
ESPN Radio: Naitonal Radio
The normal broadcast will feature Chris Fowler (play-by-play) and Kirk Herbstreit on the call. But Alabama fans can listen to Chris Stewart and Tyler Watts by tuning into the SEC Network, though you will get the Skycast view instead of the regular broadcast view. ESPN describes the skycast as the following:
"The popular view from above the action and behind the offense on most plays. This unique angle has long been one of ESPN’s alternate viewing options and is readily available on multiple games every week. Replays will be shown every time the main telecast shows a replay, while never losing the look from SkyCam."