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Alabama overcomes 17-point deficit, bests Oklahoma in CFP opener

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NORMAN, Okla. -- Alabama wasn't ready to do this last year. Or earlier this year. Or even two weeks ago in Atlanta. But down by 17 points in a road College Football Playoff game, with its season in jeopardy, something finally clicked.

The No. 9 Crimson Tide had what it took to match the biggest comeback in CFP history, rallying with 27 consecutive points to stun No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 on Friday in a first-round rematch that might have signaled a long-awaited breakthrough.