Ole Miss head coach Pete Golding's staff in Oxford continues taking shape after adding another critical component on Sunday evening in L'Damian Washington. The

Alabama and Texas A&M the only teams playing this weekend who lost their previous games, the Crimson Tide suffering a setback against Georgia in the SEC Championship while the Aggies' unblemished streak ended during rivalry weekend at Texas.

Alabama and Oklahoma will face each other in the College Football Playoff just a month after they squared off in Tuscaloosa.

Though the Sooners' offense wasn't high-flying in the back half of the regular season, they regularly produced big plays in big moments.

Oklahoma defensive end Taylor Wein says the Sooners' will have the "same mentality" in the College Football Playoff opener after winning several elimination games down the stretch following their second loss of the year to Ole Miss in late October.

Times have changed. The eighth-ranked Sooners (10-2) feature a rugged, aggressive defense that leads the nation in tackles for loss (9.6 per game) and is tied for the nation’s lead in sacks (3.42) heading into next Friday’s first-round home game against No. 11 Alabama (10-3).

The College Football Playoff is upon us! On Friday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide will kick off this year's playoff against the Oklahoma Sooners, but neither o

Alabama has been the biggest winner of the College Football Playoff era. OU, meanwhile, has been the biggest loser.