TUSCALOOSA, AL — Oklahoma controls its own destiny in the College Football Playoff race.

The Sooners are ranked No. 11 in the CFP rankings with three games left in the regular season. If OU takes care of business, it's in.

Head coach Brent Venables and the Sooners' (7-2, 3-2 SEC) final stretch begins when they play their sixth ranked opponent of the season and travel to face No. 4 Alabama (8-1, 6-0) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. OU and the Crimson Tide are two of the most storied programs in college football history and are tied for the all-time national lead with 27 seasons each of 11-plus wins.

The contest is perhaps the most important of Venables' tenure with the Sooners thus far as OU is the first team out of the playoff field. It pits Heisman Trophy c

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