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Ty Simpson passed for 232 yards and two touchdowns, and No 9 seed Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No 8 Oklahoma 34-24 on Friday night in the first round of the College Football Playoff.
“I just couldn’t be more proud of these guys,” Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said. “Resiliency. It’s been kind of a theme all season long, but it showed up tonight on the road. Down 17, coming back the way we did just one score at a time – just really stayed the course.”
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