Alabama QB Ty Simpson’s Best Traits, Nick Saban: LSU FAVORITE? CFB Playoff REACTION | TNR 11/12/25

​The Alabama Crimson Tide hosts The Oklahoma Sooners in a game with massive College Football Playoff implications. For Alabama Football, the path is clear, they can even absorb another loss. Not so for Oklahoma Football who must win out.

The best traits of Alabama QB Ty Simpson as told by WR Ryan Williams and Brent Venables.

The winner between Alabama and Oklahoma may come down to numbers in the box.

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban is the betting favorite for the LSU Football job, what insiders tell us.

The Auburn Tigers have a bye week to lick their wounds from the loss at the Vanderbilt Commodores. Auburn Football has only Mercer and Alabama remaining.

The Texas Longhorns are also in desperate need of a win as they travel to the Georgia Bulldogs. Texas Football has two losses and cannot absorb a third. Georgia Football is one of four SEC teams that are playing a home game that might lock them in the playoffs with a win.

Is this the best chance for Texas to get rid of their Georgia problem.

Is former Florida Gators coach Bill Napier helping Georgia?

Another of those teams, The Texas A&M Aggies, play host to the South Carolina Gamecocks. Texas A&M Football is regarded by many as the best team in the SEC while South Carolina Football needs to win out to go bowling.

The Ole Miss Rebels also can make their Playoff life much easier with a win at home against the Florida Gators. Ole Miss Football is in rare air historically and didn’t handle that well at Florida Football yesterday. What has changed?

This week in the SEC:

South Carolina Gamecocks at Texas A&M Aggies (-18.5)
Arkansas Razorbacks at LSU Tigers (-6)
Alabama Crimson Tide (-7) v. Oklahoma Sooners
Kentucky Wildcats (-23.5) v. Tennessee Tech
Tennessee Volunteers (-40) v. New Mexico State
Ole Miss Rebels (-16.5) v. Florida Gators
Texas Longhorns at Georgia Bulldogs (-6)
Mississippi State Bulldogs at Missouri Tigers (-7)

Nationally:

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are at the Pittsburgh Panthers. Pitt Football coach Pat Narduzzi said the quiet part about this game out loud. The same does not hold true for Notre Dame Football.

In the biggest G5 game, the USF Bulls are at the Navy Midshipmen. This is a massive game in the American Conference standings.

This week:

Ohio State Buckeyes (-31.5) v. UCLA Bruins
Wisconsin Badgers at Indiana Hoosiers (-30.5)
Michigan Wolverines (-10) at Northwestern Wildcats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-10.5) at Pittsburgh Panthers
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (-16.5) at Boston College Eagles
Texas Tech Red Raiders (-23.5) v. UCF Knights
Virginia Cavaliers at Duke Blue Devils (-6.5)
NC State Wolfpack at Miami Hurricanes (-14.5)
Iowa Hawkeyes at USC Trojans (-6.5)
Purdue Boilermakers at Washington Huskies (-16.5)
Utah Utes (-9.5) at Baylor Bears
TCU Horned Frogs at BYU Cougars (-5.5)

The CFB Playoff ranking reactions:
-Texas Tech locked in?
-Miami’s best path…at large?
-Why the SEC Championship Game loser likely will not get a bye.
-Projected point spreads for the current first round games.

Auburn Basketball’s Key and Free Show ready to face #1 Houston.

Alabama Basketball’s strength of schedule only improved last night.

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