On Friday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide will travel to Norman for a showdown with the Oklahoma Sooners in the CFP first round.
Ahead of Friday night’s showdown, we recently turned to the EA Sports College Football 26 video game in hopes of predicting the result, doing so by simulating the CFP first round matchup. Similar to what we have done in previous weeks, the game has a combined record of 4-8 this year when correctly predicting the Crimson Tide’s games.
Let’s take a look at how the College Football 26 simulation predicts Alabama vs. Oklahoma in Norman to play out.
Alabama vs. Oklahoma CFP First Round College Football 26 simulation
- Final Score: Alabama 48, Oklahoma 31
- Notable Alabama Stats:
- QB Ty Simpson: 35/42, 439 yards, 5 TD, 9 rushes, 63 yards
- RB Jam Miller: 30 rushes, 113 yards, 1 TD, 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
- WR Ryan Williams: 9 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD
- WR Isaiah Horton: 7 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
- S Bray Hubbard: 11 tackles, 1 INT
- Notable Oklahoma Stats:
- QB John Mateer: 40/52, 427 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 7 rushes, 12 yards, 2 TD
- RB Jadyn Ott: 15 rushes, 119 yards, 1 TD, 4 receptions, 12 yards
- S Peyton Bowen: 15 tackles, 5 TFL
- LB Kip Lewis: 7 tackles, 3 TFL
- K Tate Sandell: 1/1 FG, 4/4 XP
The College Football 26 simulation predicts a different matchup than the previous contest between the two earlier this season, as the game predicts a 48-31 win for Alabama in an offensive showdown.
In addition to the final score, the simulation also predicts a big game from Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson, as the redshirt junior threw for 400+ yards and five touchdowns. Alabama also jumped out to an early lead in the contest, and eventually pulled away with a 20-7 advantage in the second half.
The Crimson Tide and Sooners will kickoff at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, Dec. 19, live on ABC and ESPN.
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