Football Preview: Here Are Where Alabama Teams Are Going Bowling And Who Are Playing In The State’s Bowls

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.

Undefeated and No. 1 Alabama received its much-anticipated slot in the College Football Playoff on Sunday after surviving a scare Saturday.

The Crimson Tide’s Houdini-like escape from Georgia in the SEC Championship Game was the test that validated Alabama is capable of defending the national title it won in January against the Bulldogs.

The two-touchdown comeback led by reserve quarterback Jalen Hurts put Alabama into the CFP bracket opposite No. 4 Oklahoma. The Tide and Sooners will square off at 7 p.m. on ESPN Saturday, Dec. 29, at the Capital One Orange Bowl at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

The Crimson Tide and Sooners will meet for the sixth time in a series that dates to 1963. The Sooners own the series advantage, 3-1-1, and came away with a 45-31 victory in the most recent matchup in the 2014 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.

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