TNR 12/16/25 - Hour 2 | Alabama vs. Oklahoma Preview & Other Bowl Game News!

• The Alabama Crimson Tide is in action Friday night at the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the College Football Playoffs. Alabama Football remains a 1.5-point favorite over Oklahoma Football for the game in Norman.

• How healthy is Alabama QB Ty Simpson going into the Alabama-Oklahoma game? The Crimson Tide signal caller tells us.

• How important is it to potentially have tight end Josh Cuevas back?

• The Miami-Texas A&M winner will face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

• JMU-Oregon winner faces Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl, Alabama-Oklahoma winner against Indiana in the Rose Bowl, Tulane-Ole Miss winner faces Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

• Outkick founder Clay Travis joins the show to talk college football

• Our daily 4 Downs!

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