OSU enters this game as a virtual playoff lock but also has all of the pressure after losing the last four games in the series. Michigan needs to win to keep its slim College Football Playoff hopes alive. The Buckeyes will have WRs Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate back after both missed last week with injuries.

CBS Sports experts Brad Crawford and Chris Hummer reveal their picks for the playoff quarterfinals and the rest of bowl season

Oklahoma hosts Alabama in the first round of the 2025-26 College Football Playoff. Here's how to watch the game with TV and start time information.

No. 9 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Sooners led 17-0 in the second quarter, but the Crimson Tide scored 27 unanswered points to take control and then held on for the win.

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,

The Crimson Tide’s most-common bowl opponent is the Wolverines, who are also one of just two Big Ten teams with a winning postseason record against Alabama.

Alabama travels to Oklahoma for the CFP first round in a rematch from earlier this season. Follow along for live updates from the CFP showdown.