No. 12 Oklahoma travels to face No. 4 Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on ABC.

OU football will travel to face Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

With three games remaining, here are there things to watch for with OU football as it makes a College Football Playoff push.

The Sooners' have improved on the ground, and those strides figure to be crucial this week vs. the Crimson Tide

Oklahoma’s 16-game regular-season non-conference winning streak came to an end Saturday night as the Sooners fell 83–68 to No. 21 Gonzaga, despite 20 points from Nijel Pack and 19 from Xzayvier Brown

The Oklahoma Sooners are preparing for a challenging game against the Tennessee Volunteers, with quarterback John Mateer facing scrutiny after recent performances.

The Sooners face some tough defenses in Alabama, Missouri and LSU, but those defenses are showing cracks in the area OU has shown improvement.

Oklahoma #14 Tennessee Saturday, Nov. 1 / 6:30 p.m. CT / ABC / Radio / Live Stats / Game Notes OPENING KICK • No. 18/18 Oklahoma (6-2,

Redshirt junior quarterback John Mateer also contributed to the running success against Tennessee; he put up a season-high 80 rushing yards and a touchdown on the ground. He delivered the Sooners' final score of the game with a 1-yard rush into the end zone in the fourth quarter.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs open as -10.5 point favorites over the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday night in the team's first game against a major conference opponent this