NORMAN, Okla. — Alabama football needed a turnover. And the turnover it got tied the College Football Playoff first round game against Oklahoma.
Trailing 17-10 with 1:18 left in the first half of the College Football Playoff first-round game, Alabama defensive back Zabien Brown secured an interception from Oklahoma quarterback John Mateer. Brown weaved his way through a few Sooners defenders and found daylight, scoring a 50-yard pick-six to tie the game 17-17.
Brown had a 99-yard pick-six against Tennessee Oct. 19, his only interception of the season prior to Friday’s game against Oklahoma.
Brown has five career interceptions, three of which came as a true freshman in 2024.
Alabama rallied from a 17-0 deficit to tie the game by halftime.
The winner will play Indiana in the Rose Bowl.
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at [email protected] or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
