Live Updates from Alabama Football's Home Game Against Oklahoma

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - No. 4 Alabama takes on No. 11 Oklahoma in Bryant-Denny Stadium for the final conference home game of the season. The Crimson Tide is riding an eight-game winning streak, while the Sooners haven't lost a true road game all season.

Both programs have a lot on the line this afternoon as the Crimson Tide can pencil themselves into the SEC Championship game with a win, while the Sooners are looking to make an impression on the College Football Playoff committee.

Alabama went to Norman and saw its season slip away, losing 24-3. The programs meet today for their second SEC matchup since Oklahoma joined the conference in 2024.

Alabama Football Against Oklahoma Official Availability Report

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Live Updates

Fourth Quarter

Final score - Oklahoma 23, Alabama 21

Oklahoma takes a knee and deals Kalen DeBoer his first loss in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Ty Simpson's fourth down pass to Ryan Williams falls low and away and is incomplete. The Sooners will take over on downs with 50-seconds remaining. Alabama only has one timeout and will likely lose.

Ty Simpson finds Isaiah Horton for 15 yards. The Crimson Tide faces fourth-and-six.

Alabama calls its second timeout and has one remaining. The Crimson Tide faces a third-and-21 from their own 33-yard line.

Ty Simpson is sacked for a huge loss on first down. Alabama moved back to the 33-yard line. His second down pass falls incomplete and the Crimson Tide faces a third-and-21.

The ball is on Alabama's own 44-yard line with a first-and-10 at the two minute warning.

On fourth and short Ty Simpson fakes to Kadyn Proctor and flips the ball to Lotzeir Brooks on an end around and the Crimson Tide offense stays on the field. Wild play.

Daniel Hill's third and short run is short. The Crimson Tide must make a fourth and short.

Alabama freshman Lotzeir Brooks is shaken up after making a second-down reception. The Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd boos loudly as they thought he was hit late. The Crimson Tide faces a third-and-three from the 40-yard line.

Ty Simpson finds Germie Bernard for a first down and moves the chains. The third down play is followed by a nice eight-yard run by Jam Miller. The Crimson Tide sets up with a first down now from their own 31-yard line.

Daniel Hill takes a short rush, Ty Simpson scrambles on second down and now Alabama faces a third-and-five from their own 11 yard line.

John Mateer is called for intentional grounding after Alabama sniffs out the screen pass. Mateer didn't throw it in the are of his own receiver and now Oklahoma is moved outside of Sandell's field goal range. Oklahoma will punt and give the Crimson Tide another chance to take the lead.

Oklahoma commits a false start on third-down. The Sooners now face another third down, this time from nine yards out.

Mateer to Javonnie Gibson again for a first down. Oklahoma moves to the Alabama 39-yard line.

Nikhai Hill-Green can't come up with an interception. Alabama's defense can get a stop as they now face third-and-six.

Alabama defense gets a first down stop for no gain. The Crimson Tide defense has played well throughout the night. John Mateer completes a pass to Javonnie Gibson for a first down. Moving the Sooners to their own 41 yard line.

Ty Simpson is sacked by Devon Jordan on third down. Alabama will need to punt and ask the defense to generate a stop. 11:48 left in the game.

Daniel Hill smashes into the Oklahoma defense for a gain of five yards to open Alabama's drive.

You must credit the Alabama defense there. Thrown onto a short field and comes up with a stop, forcing a field goal, five-plays, 22-yards allowed. Alabama's offense gets the ball back with a chance to retake the lead.

Alabama's defense comes away with two nice plays at the line of scrimmage and holds in the red zone. Tate Sandell makes a 24-yard field goal easily to give the Oklahoma Sooners a 23-21 lead.

The quarter ends as Oklahoma rushes for just a few yards. The Sooners face a second-and-eight from the Alabama 9-yard line trailing 21-20.

Third Quarter

Red Morgan is called for a pass interference and Oklahoma now has a first and goal from the 10 yard line.

Ty Simpson gets sacked by Taylor Wein, Wein forces a fumble and Oklahoma recovers the fumble. Simpson has been sack-fumbled in five straight games, losing four of them. The Sooners take over on the Alabama 28-yard line.

Oklahoma sniffs out a Germie Bernard screen and forces Alabama into a third-and-9.

Ty Simpson with a QB-keeper rushes for 8-yards and a first down. Simpson's had two keepers for positive gains as he's doing what he can in the running game.

Ryan Williams successfully fields the punt and Alabama is back with the ball with a real chance to take control of the game.

The teams trade possessions as the Sooners go three-and-out. Edric Hill stops a rush for 1-yard and John Mateer follows it with two incompletions. The Alabama defensive front gets a nice push and creates pressure on Mateer.

Oklahoma starts their next drive from their own 35-yard line, trailing by one point.

Ty Simpson misses Germie Bernard over the middle high, and Alabama goes three-and-out as they squander an opportunity.

Ty Simpson keeps getting the ball out quickly and dumps the ball down to Daniel Hill. Hill takes the next handoff for a few yards and Alabama has a third-and-short.

Yhonzae Pierre comes up big on third-and-short and forces a stop. Oklahoma lines up in punting formation from just past midfield. The Alabama defense stopped the Sooners twice on short yardage at midfield and the Crimson Tide offense now has a chance to seize real control of the game, taking over from their own 20-yard line.

Alabama's touchdown drive was the first time the Crimson Tide has scored a touchdown on the first drive of the second half since the Wisconsin game.

Daniel Hill now has 10 carries for 48 yards and two touchdowns. He's hauled in four passes for 33 yards.

Daniel Hill takes the direct snap and plunges into the endzone for his second score of the game. The 1-yard smash gives the Crimson Tide a 21-20 lead with 7:27 left to play.

Germie Bernard is in the injury tent after the long run. Josh Cuevas keeps his big game going taking a short reception down the sideline and to the edge of the red zone. Ty Simpson finds Isaiah Horton down the right side in a one-on-one situation. The Crimson Tide is now on the one yard line.

Daniel Hill rips off his longest run of the season. 28 yards off the right side of the line to take Alabama past the 50-yard line.

Ty Simpson's first pass of the second half is a little outside Germie Bernard's reach and falls incomplete.

Tate Sandell lines up for a 52-yard field goal and drains it. The Sooners take a 20-14 lead. 10:38 left in the third quarter.

Alabama forces another third and long after Keon Sabb comes up with a sack.

John Mateer shakes off an Alabama defensive lineman and finds Isaiah Setegna for a 21-yard gain and a first down. The Sooners are on the Alabama 39-yard line.

The Crimson Tide get a holding call, setting Oklahoma back behind the chains. The Crimson Tide can get off the field as they face a third-and-long.

Oklahoma opens up the second half with a sweep to Isaiah Sategna for a big play as the Sooners move past midfield.

Halftime

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Second Quarter

Conor Talty misses the 36-yard field goal by pushing it left. Alabama goes into the locker room trailing 17-14. The snap was high, but the kick wasn't close.

Simpson finds Bernard on the sideline with three-seconds left to make the field goal attempt closer. Conor Talty now faces a 36-yard field goal to tie.

Ty Simpson finds Isaiah Horton on fourth and long for a first down and takes the Crimson Tide to the 24-yard line.

Germie Bernard had a chance for a big play, but lost the pass going to the ground. The Crimson Tide will have to punt.

Ty Simpson's checkdown to Daniel Hill goes for nice yards, he then finds Cuevas again for a first down. Short time left in the half but Alabama is now to the Oklahoma 39-yard line.

Ty Simpson finds Josh Cuevas on a quick pass for a first down. The Crimson Tide has a first-and-10 from the Alabama 31.

John Mateer is hurried with just four rushers, his pass falls incomplete and the Sooners will line up to punt.

Domani Jackson plays the edge nicely and brings down Xavier Robinson for a gain of one at midfield. Alabama's defense comes up with another great play on the edge as Dijon Lee stops a swing pass for no gain. The Crimson Tide takes a timeout before a third-and-7. Both corners made nice plays opposite edges to put the Sooners into a third-and-long situation.

Ty Simpson misses Germie Bernard high on first down, Daniel Hill plunges ahead for four yards on second down and Alabama faces a third-and-six from the Oklahoma 25-yard line. Simpson finds Josh Cuevas for a 25-yard touchdown on an angle route. Oklahoma 17, Alabama 14. 6:13 left in the quarter.

Ty Simpson finds Ryan Williams down the right sideline for a 38-yard gain to get the offense on the other side of the 50-yard line.

Geno VanDeMark enters the game at left guard for Kam Dewberry.

Oklahoma's two offensive scores have come off big special teams errors, a big punt return and a muffed punt. The Sooners have a pick-six as well as Alabama shoots itself in the foot in the margins.

John Mateer takes a designed QB-run through the middle of the Alabama defense, spinning and spinning all the way through the middle and scoring form 20 yards away. Oklahoma 17, Alabama 7 8:49 left in the quarter.

Ryan Williams hauls in the punt and makes several men miss, but fumbles the ball away to Oklahoma. The Sooners take over just outside the redzone and get another chance at points after going three-and-out.

John Mateer has an incompletion nearly picked off by Justin Jefferson on first down, a five yard run on second down and an incompletion low and outside to Isaiah Sategna on third down. The Sooners go three-and-out and will punt the ball away.

Alabama's defense goes back on the field after a long break. The Oklahoma offense takes over on their own 25-yard line for their third drive of the game.

Daniel Hill plunges in from one yard away as Alabama's offense cracks the scoreboard. Hill takes the handoff right up the middle and smashes over the goal line. Oklahoma 10, Alabama 7. 10:36 left in the half.

Ty Simpson's pass is intercepted again in the endzone, but Alabama is bailed out by Oklahoma pass interference. The Crimson Tide now has first and goal from the one.

Ty Simpson steals from the Detroit Lions - He fakes a stumble at the line of scrimmage and hits Kaleb Edwards for a nice pass, taking Alabama down to the 11-yard line.

Alabama opens the quarter with a Germie Bernard rush, and a Ty Simpson keeper on a QB-read, and converts a third-and-one with Daniel Hill.

First Quarter

End of 1 - Oklahoma 10, Alabama 0.

The Oklahoma defense dominated, forcing two three-and-outs and coming up with a pick-six in their own red zone. Alabama's offense found a little life before the turnover, but now sits in a 10-point hole. The Crimson Tide opens the second quarter facing a second-and-eight from their own 44-yard line.

Germie Bernard hauls in his third reception of the day as Alabama's offense tries to recuperate from the pick-six.

Simpson was getting the ball out quickly due to the pass rush on a slant to Isaiah Horton, but Horton was knocked off his route and Eli Bowen was standing right where Horton should've been. Bown weaved and maneuvered all the way to the endzone.

Ty Simpson's pass gets intercepted by Eli Bowen who takes it 87-yards for an Oklahoma touchdown. Huge play for the Oklahoma defense as Simpson's second interception of the season cost the Crimson Tide dearly. Oklahoma 10, Alabama 0. 2:03 left in the first quarter

The officials ruled it a fumble by Hill after review, but Lotzeir Brooks recovered for Alabama and the Crimson Tide has a first down at the Oklahoma 23-yard line!

Daniel Hill hauls in a swing pass and fumbles it. The officials ruled it an incomplete pass as Hill never took a step before losing the ball. But the play is now under review.

Daniel Hill rips off what feels like the longest rush in a while. It's a seven-yard gain on first down and Bryant-Denny Stadium sarcastically cheers.

Simpson finds Bernard for the second time on the drive, it's a third first down on the 15-yard reception.

Simpson hits Daniel Hill on a check down, then Hill falls forward on a rush on second down. The Crimson Tide gets creative with a third-and-short an has a direct snap to Hill for a first down. Two first downs on the drive.

Alabama puts Daniel Hill into the game for his first action. Ty Simpson finds Germie Bernard on a deep dig route for a 17-yard gain on first down.

The Crimson Tide takes over for drive number three from their own 20. Alabama has -5 total yards and is still looking for its first first down of the game.

John Mateer hits Isaiah Setegna on a swing pass on third and long. Alabama rallies and tackles to force Oklahoma off the field, taking advantage of the penalty.

Oklahoma gets called for a blind-side block, setting their offense behind the chains. The Sooners now face a second-and-23 from the Oklahoma 34-yard line.

Xavier Robinson takes a handoff from a fullback position to convert a third-and-2 for Oklahoma. The Sooners are on their own 48-yard line as they look to add to the 3-0 lead.

Ty Simpson launches a deep pass for Ryan Williams who gets tangled up with Courtland Guilory. Guilory didn't get called for a pass interference so Alabama will punt again. Two consecutive three-and-outs for the Crimson Tide offense.

Kip Lewis gets pressure on Alabama's first down play. Lewis sacks Ty Simpson and puts the Crimson Tide behind the sticks. Lewis beat Jam Miller and took Simpson down for a 7-yard loss.

John Mateer's third-and-7 pass goes high and wide. Oklahoma sends on kicker Tate Sandell for a 25-yard field goal. Oklahoma 3, Alabama 0. 11:33 left in the first quarter.

Oklahoma's first drive starts from the Alabama 30- It's an RPO pass to Deion Burks off the bat for a 19-yard gain, putting the Sooners into the red zone on the first snap.

Great punt by Blake Doud, but Isaiah Sategna has a 42-yard punt return so its a net of 7-yards. Lotzier Brooks missed a tackle on the catch and chased him down from behind.

Ty Simpson holds the ball in the pocket too long on third-and-7, tries to scramble out, but only gains a yard. Alabama goes three-and-out to open the game.

Alabama's starting offensive line is the same as it was in warmups. Michael Carroll starts at right tackle, Wilkin Formby at right guard with a big brace on his arm.

Pregame:

Oklahoma wins the toss and differs. Alabama will receive to open the game.

Alabama's starting offensive line in warmups.
LT - Kadyn Proctor
LG - Kam Dewberry
C - Parker Brailsford
RG - Wilkin Formby
RT - Michael Carroll

Alabama's second-string offensive line in warmups.
LT - Olaus Alinen
LG - Geno VanDeMark
C - Joseph Ionata
RG - Jaeden Roberts
RT - Jackson Lloyd

2:08 p.m. CT - Qua Russaw, listed as a game time decision for Alabama, is dressed and warming up with the Wolfs. He's been out since suffering a foot injury against Georgia.

2:02 p.m. CT - Cayden Jones, listed as a game time decision for Alabama, is dressed and warming up with the rest of the inside linebackers.

1:46 p.m. CT - Alabama's skill position players hit the field in pads for warmups.

The 90-minute countdown clock just started. The Crimson Tide is scheduled to kick off against the Sooners at 2:44 p.m. CT.

Today's Officials

Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
Umpire: Walt Hill
Referee: Daniel Gautreaux
Head Linesman: Stephen Ray
Line Judge: Chuck Rice
Back Judge: Keith Parham
Field Judge: Barry Blackwell
Side Judge: Jordan Guest
Center Judge: Greg LeFils Jr
Replay Official: Ken Switzer

Alabama Availability Report: Saturday, November 15

Out: LB Jah-Marien Latham, DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., LB Abduall Sanders Jr., TE Danny Lewis Jr., DL Jeremiah Beaman

Game-time decision: LB Qua Russaw, LB Cayden Jones

Oklahoma Availability Report: Saturday, November 15

Out: DL R Mason Thomas, DB Gentry Williams, RB Jovantae Barnes, RB Taylor Tatum, DB Kendel Dolby, OL Troy Everett, OL Jacob Sexton, OL Jake Taylor

Game-time decision: DL Jayden Jackson

12:37 p.m. CT - The Alabama offensive line is on the field taking their traditional pregame walk. Parker Brailsford, Kadyn Proctor, Jaeden Roberts and Michael Carroll lead the way with The rest of the unit walking behind.

Temperatures are in the high 70s in Tuscaloosa with winds creeping up to 14 miles per hour.

How to Watch: No. 12 Oklahoma at No. 4 Alabama

Who: Alabama (8-1, 6-0 SEC) vs. Oklahoma (7-2, 3-2 SEC)

When: Saturday, November 15, 2025

Where: Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

TV and kickoff time: 2:30 p.m. CT, ABC

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network (Play-By-Play: Chris Stewart, Color: Tyler Watts)

SiriusXM: Home 84, Away 191

Series: Oklahoma leads, 4-2-1

Last meeting: The Sooners effectively eliminated the Crimson Tide from College Football Playoff contention with a 24-3 upset win in Norman, Okla. The game marked Alabama's third loss of the 2024 season and locked up bowl eligibility for Brent Venables' team, which went on to finish 6-7.

Last time out, Alabama: The Crimson Tide defeated LSU 20-9 for its eighth consecutive win. It was a contest where the offense was not firing on all cylinders, but the defense played a great game, including forcing a pair of turnovers. Alabama took a 17-3 lead into the break and its defensive unit continued to force field goals as opposed to touchdowns.

Last time out, Oklahoma: Oklahoma did something on Nov. 1 that Alabama has not done since 2020: It defeated Tennessee on the road. The 33-27 victory helped keep the Sooners' College Football Playoff hopes intact despite quarterback John Mateer not throwing a touchdown pass.