Alabama football could have a handful of players back for its first round meeting against Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff.

Before their big playoff game against Oklahoma next week, the Alabama Crimson Tide got a huge boost of good news on Thursday.

OU football offensive lineman Jake Maikkula and defensive end R Mason Thomas will participate in practices this week, Brent Venables said Monday.

Former Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt won a preliminary injunction in an Alabama court that halts the NCAA show-cause order against him.

Former Alabama football standout Juwan Simpson has been named the new head football coach at Hazel Green High School.

Beau Cochran signed with West Alabama, where he’ll play for his father, coach Scott Cochran, after graduating early from Tuscaloosa Academy.

The No. 11 Crimson Tide of Alabama travel to Norman to face the No. 8 Oklahoma Sooners on Friday, December 19, in a first-round college football playoff game. This game offers Alabama a chance to avenge a narrow 23-21 home loss to the Sooners back in November,

Alabama faces a tough stretch in the middle of October. The Crimson Tide will host Georgia on Oct. 10 before traveling to Knoxville for its annual "Third Saturday in October" date with Tennessee. Alabama will return home Oct. 24 for its first home date against Texas A&M since 2022.