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Bettors aren't rushing to place wagers on the opening week of this season's College Football Playoff, except for Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma showdown.

Alabama’s Ty Simpson and Oklahoma’s John Mateer will bring contrasting styles to their College Football Playoff matchup.

Legendary college football coach Nick Saban has been inside basically every big-time college football stadium in the country. From his coaching career at Michigan State, LSU and Alabama, to his time with ESPN's "College GameDay,

Alabama Crimson Tide legend and former NFL quarterback has been named head coach of the Birmingham Stallions in the UFL.

The great debate is long over. Alabama and Miami are in the College Football Playoff and Notre Dame is not. The tears are dry, and people will soon have to accept that two Group of 5 teams are in the field.

Friday's Oklahoma-Alabama will kick at 8 p.m. ET and air on ABC/ESPN and the ESPN app. "College GameDay" will begin at 6 p.m. ET on Friday on ESPN and the ESPN app. On Saturday, the Miami-Texas A&M game begins at noon ET and will air on ABC/ESPN and the ESPN app. "College GameDay" will begin at its usual 9 a.m. ET Saturday on ESPN and the ESPN app.

The idea of the Dukes, who have only played one power conference opponent all season, getting into the playoff and Notre Dame getting left out is still something that seven-time champion and college football Hall of Famer Nick Saban disagrees with.