Kane Wommack has never coached in a College Football Playoff game. Sixteen seasons into his coaching career, the Alabama football defensive coordinator will enter a postseason still in the running for a national championship. It’s something he recognizes. The CFP is different. But don’t get it twisted.

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Oklahoma #9 Alabama Friday, Dec. 19 / 7 p.m. CT / Owen Field ABC/ESPN / Radio / Live Stats / Game Notes OPENING KICK • No. 8/8/8 Oklahoma (10-2, 6-2 SEC)

Derrick Nix, who spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Auburn, has been hired as Alabama 's new wide receivers coach, The Tuscaloosa News has confirmed.

The Moody High School football program has been fined and placed on probation for “flagrant unsportsmanlike conduct” following its Class 5A state championship victory over Vigor on Dec. 4 in Birmingham.

The Oregon Ducks (11-1) and the James Madison Dukes (12-1) are set to face off in the College Football Playoff on Saturday, Dec. 20 in Eugene, Oregon and USA TODAY's panel of college football experts have locked in their picks and predictions for the action.