Indiana is beginning its College Football Playoff journey with its first Rose Bowl appearance since 1968 as No. 1 seed IU will take on No. 9 seed Alabama in a quarterfinal showdown. The Hoosiers beat Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship Game to secure the top spot in the bracket,

All-SEC punter Grayson Miller dropped a snap in the second quarter, and his delayed punt was blocked by Tim Keenan III, setting up the Crimson Tide deep in Oklahoma territory. Talty made a field goal to cut Oklahoma's lead to 17-10.

The Sooners watched a 17-point lead evaporate as Alabama scored 27 unanswered points in the College Football Playoffs.

The No. 8 Sooners lost 34-24 to No. 9 Alabama in the first round of the playoff at Memorial Stadium Friday night. They’re now winless in five trips to the postseason and, despite meaningful improvements in Venables’ fourth season at the helm, the Sooners (10-3) ended their first trip to the new postseason in the same manner it ended those of old.

Oklahoma has been playing the song all season during the TV timeout between the third and fourth quarters. On Friday in Norman, the Sooners opted to change up their tradition and have 50 Cent live and in-person to perform his 2003 hit “Many Men (Wish Death) from the nine-times platinum album “Get Rich or Die Tryin’”

The Crimson Tide used a defensive score to tie the College Football Playoff first round game after falling into a 17-0 hole.

One minute you’re canceling a flight to the Rose Bowl in anger and screaming at Alabama’s coach like he just kicked a Christmas elf, and then the next minute you’re packing a sequined tuxedo for New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles.

Ty Simpson slowly eased forward toward the microphone before showcasing a confidence and a swagger Alabama football has seen all season long.