And just like that, OU’s College Football Playoff run is over. After building a big lead early, the Sooners fell apart in a 34-24 loss to Alabama, ending their season in a crushing way.

DALLAS — Saturday was a massive, important win for Oklahoma — so much so that Joe Castiglione, the Sooners’ athletics director, told me it was one of the most exciting he’d ever seen in the Red River ...