The 4th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide are one of the nation’s hottest teams as they look for a ninth straight win with a Saturday afternoon showdown with the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners.

Oklahoma’s R Mason Thomas is “not expected to play today against Alabama,” Pete Thamel reports. It has been reported the defensive end’s status for Saturday’s game against No. 4 Alabama was up in the air because of a quad injury. He is listed as doubtful for the SEC showdown.

The AHSAA football playoffs are held at home sites during the first four rounds, with Class 7A playing just three weeks before the Super 7 championship. This year, Super 7 will include three state championship games a day from Dec. 3-5, kicking off with two flag football championships, at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham.

These Sooners are flying under the radar, but they could shape Saturday’s massive road game at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

The former Pitt and NFL star joined ESPN’s “College GameDay” as the guest picker. During Pat McAfee’s pick of the Notre Dame-Pitt game, Donald joined McAfee in stripping off his shirt as both went bare-chested on the broadcast.

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