TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football players haven’t forgotten their most recent game against Oklahoma.
Actually, make that the past two — but one is certainly more front of mind for the Crimson Tide, and not just because it happened only a month ago.
Oklahoma won 23-21 on Nov. 15 in Tuscaloosa, where the Sooners celebrated by taking photos in the middle of Saban Field after ending the Crimson Tide’s 17-game streak of home wins at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama staffers then ushered the visitors off the home team’s logo, which had already been roped off, creating a contentious scene that included at least one Oklahoma player spitting on the script “A” inside a circle at the 50-yard line.
“That type of disrespect will be addressed on the field,” Alabama senior linebacker Justin Jefferson said. “We’ve just got to go give it to them, take the ball off them and bring it home for Alabama.”
Alabama (10-3), which was seeded ninth when the 12-team bracket for the College Football Playoff was revealed last weekend, will get another shot at Oklahoma (10-2) when the eighth-seeded Sooners host the Crimson Tide in the first round next Friday night in Norman.