Oklahoma beat No. 7 Alabama 24-3 to reach bowl eligibility

Xavier Robinson rushed for 107 yards and two touchdowns, and Oklahoma surprised No. 7 Alabama 24-3 on Saturday night to become bowl eligible and face a major threat to the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff chances.

Jackson Arnold rushed for 131 yards on 25 carries and completed 9 of 11 passes for the Sooners (6-5, 2-5 SEC), which got coach Brent Venables in the hot seat on Senior Night. It was Oklahoma’s first Southeastern Conference home win after leaving the Big 12 this summer.

The fans rushed the field with 28 seconds left, knocking down both goalposts.

After Oklahoma took a knee, the fans returned to the field to celebrate.

Alabama’s Jalen Milroe, once one of the best players in the nation, had his worst game of the season. He completed 11 of 26 passes for 164 yards with three interceptions and gained just seven yards on 15 carries for Alabama (8-3, 4-3, No. 7 CFP). The Sooners held Alabama to 234 yards.

Robinson’s 18-yard touchdown run with 37 seconds left in the second quarter put the Sooners up 10-3, a score that held until halftime. Oklahoma outgained the Crimson Tide 242 yards to 97 before halftime.

Milroe completed 2 of 7 passes for 62 yards and ran nine times for 2 yards before halftime. Oklahoma outgained Alabama 118 yards to 15 in the second quarter and held the ball just over 11 of 15 times.

Oklahoma’s Eli Bowen intercepted Milroe on a third down in the second quarter and returned it 25 yards to the Alabama 14. Robinson’s 1-yard touchdown gave Oklahoma a 17-3 lead.

On the next play, Oklahoma quarterback Kip Lewis intercepted Milroe and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown to put the Sooners up 24-3 with 8:05 left in the third quarter.

The Takeaway

Alabama: The Crimson Tide has been up and down this season, and they picked the wrong night to be down. Alabama lost this game in the trenches on both sides of the ball.

Oklahoma: The Sooners found out what happens when they don’t hurt themselves. They started to find their identity as a tough offense that matched their defense two weeks ago against Maine and stayed true to it against Alabama.

Poll results

Alabama will go down hard with a loss to an unseeded team that they were heavily favored to beat.

Next

Alabama: Visits Auburn on Saturday.

Oklahoma: Visits LSU on Saturday.

It is reported by the Associated Press.

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