Rece Davis, Pete Thamel, and Dan Wetzel break down the defining moments from the first round of the College Football Playoff. They examine how Alabama capitalized on Oklahoma’s mistakes, question Texas A&M’s late-game decisions against Miami, and assess why the Group of Five teams came up short. Then they wrap the conversation with the latest on Michigan’s pursuit of Kalen DeBoer. 0:00 - Welcome 1:00 - Lasers, flyovers, 50 Cent & a purple sunset 2:15 - Why can’t there be more CFP home games? 4:30 - How the Rose Bowl sunset affects the kickoff time 10:30 - A possible fix to making bowl games matter 12:48 - Guess the price of a CFP hotel stay 22:27 - Alabama cashes in, Oklahoma misses chances 30:10 - What’s with Ryan Williams’ production drop-off? 33:31 - Should Texas A&M have run Marcel Reed at the end? 38:17 - Miami secures a program-defining win 45:38 - Why the Group of Five teams fell short 56:43 - Update: Michigan’s pursuit of Kalen DeBoer ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https:...
ALA 34, OKL 24Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) & Joshua Perry (@mrjoshuaperry) break down the 4 first-round games of the College Football Playoff and discuss the best options for the Group of 5 teams moving forward. Plus, they catch you up on the latest on Michigan’s HC search and give you their first thoughts on the quarterfinal matchups. #NBCSports #CollegeFootball #RushingTheField #NicoleAuerbach #JoshuaPerry Chapters: (0:00) Intro (3:30) Michigan’s HC search continues (11:10) Alabama def. Oklahoma 34-24 (16:00) Miami def. Texas A&M 10-3 (23:10) Ole Miss def. Tulane 41-10 (27:00) Oregon def. JMU 51-34 (31:10) Is the CFP broken? (43:40) Is this the best way to handle Group of 5 teams? (48:40) What does a Cinderella look like in a 12-team CFP era? (50:15) First Thoughts on Quarterfinal Games
ALA 34, OKL 24On First Take, Paul Finebaum, Dan Orlovsky and Cam Newton discuss the College Football Playoff and how teams performed. 0:00 CFP: Oklahoma vs. Alabama + Miami vs. Texas A&M 0:45 Who had a more impressive win: Bama or Miami? 3:53 How will Alabama do in the Rose Bowl? 4:35 How should Alabama fans feel about Kalen DeBoer? 9:13 Michael Irvin’s celebration 11:00 Cam Newton’s wise words for Auburn
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ALA 34, OKL 24Short Description: The first round of the college football playoff delivered some great storylines. Was the bigger story Alabama’s comeback or Oklahoma choking away a 17 point lead? Miami and Texas A&M battled in a bare-knuckles brawl which saw the Hurricanes escape College Station with a 10-3 win, does Miami have enough to beat Ohio State? Plus, Ole Miss and Oregon steamrolled the G5 teams (which everyone expected), so McElroy breaks down what can and should be done moving forward with the CFP format. 0:00 Intros 3:28 Alabama completes an epic comeback over Oklahoma 16:18 Miami shows more grit taking down Texas A&M 27:14 Ole Miss crushes Tulane (again) 33:17 Oregon handles JMU 40:00 What do we do with the G5 teams and the CFP? ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
ALA 34, OKL 24On The Matt Barrie Show, Paul Finebaum joins to discuss the College Football Playoff picture, including Alabama's win over Oklahoma, Kalen DeBoer's role at Alabama, the University of Michigan head coaching job and more. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
ALA 34, OKL 24On The Matt Barrie Show, Matt talks through his “Good Hands Play,” where Germie Bernard stunned the College Football world with this catch-of-the-year candidate for Alabama in their win over Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff. #ESPN #CollegeFootball #CFB #MattBarrie #Finebaum #PaulFinebaum ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
ALA 34, OKL 24On The Matt Barrie Show, Paul Finebaum joins Matt to react to the College Football Playoff First Round matchups. 0:00 Looking at the CFP First Round 1:00 Alabama vs. Oklahoma reaction 8:00 Miami vs. Texas A&M reaction 10:00 Updated CFP bracket 11:00 An ALL-Big Ten National Championship? 12:50 Consistently doubting Indiana? 14:00 All eyes on Alabama vs. Indiana in the quarters 16:20 Be wary of Miami? 19:00 Expanded College Football Playoff news and notes
ALA 34, OKL 24College Football Playoff First Round Reactions! Check out game highlights from the James Madison Dukes vs the Oregon Ducks, the Tulane Green Wave vs the Ole Miss Rebels, the Alabama Crimson Tide vs the Oklahoma Sooners, the Miami Hurricanes vs the Texas A&M Aggies. Which team is in the best position to win a quarterfinal game? Matt Simms, Sam Ravech and Skubie Mageza are here to give you all analysis from the first round. Plus, what does the CFP bracket look like now and who will win it all? All that and more. 00:00 Welcome to the show 01:00 Tulane vs Ole Miss Highlight 3:30 Miami vs Texas A&M Highlight 7:56 Alabama vs Oklahoma Highlight 12:30 James Madison vs Oregon Highlight 14:30 Shoutout Miami Hurricanes 19:30 How Alabama beat Oklahoma 26:30 Group of 5 issues 32:00 Film Break down of how Miami won 40:00 Breaking down all the quarterfinals matchups 51:20 Filling out the CFP Bracket ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
ALA 34, OKL 24On College GameDay, Desmond Howard, Rece Davis, Nick Saban, Pat McAfee, Kirk Herbstreit and Stanford Steve join to discuss Alabama's win over Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff after being down by 17 points at the half. Then, Alabama Crimson Tide coach Kalen DeBoer joins to discuss the win with the crew. 0:00 Alabama vs. Oklahoma 2:59 Nick Saban weighs in 5:44 CFP picture 7:06 Kalen DeBoer joins 10:22 Lessons DeBoer learned 12:22 The decision to go for it ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
ALA 34, OKL 24After Scott Van Pelt shows the highlights of Alabama’s 34-24 win over Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff First Round, Sooners head coach Brent Venables speaks with reporters about his team’s performance. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
ALA 34, OKL 24Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer joins SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt following a 34-24 win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide will now face the No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers on New Year’s Day at the Rose Bowl. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
ALA 34, OKL 24Check out these highlights as the No. 9 Alabama Crimson Tide comeback from down 17-0 in the first quarter to defeat the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners, 34-24, in their College Football Playoff First Round matchup. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/cfb
ALA 34, OKL 24See the moment CB Zabien Brown picked off Oklahoma Sooners QB John Mateer and took it to the house to even the score, 17-17, just before halftime of the College Football Playoff First Round in Norman, OK between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Oklahoma Sooners. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
ALA 34, OKL 24Check out the Oklahoma Sooners' drive that kicked off the scoring in their College Football Playoff First Round matchup vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide. ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/
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| Southeastern | W | L | % | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama9 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Auburn | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Florida | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Georgia3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| LSU | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Mississippi6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Missouri | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Oklahoma8 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Texas12 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Texas A&M7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
| Vanderbilt15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
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Tennessee(14)
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Alabama(4)
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23-21 |
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Missouri(22)
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LSU
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17-13 |
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Alabama(9)
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Texas-El Paso
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Michigan(21)
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New Mexico
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Georgia(3)
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Texas(12)
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Kentucky
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Mississippi State
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South Carolina
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Florida
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Mississippi(6)
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Texas A&M(7)
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