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Joel Klatt Breaks Down the CFP: Alabama–Oklahoma, Miami--Oklahoma, G5 Future & Michigan Fallout

The Next Round

The Next Round

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4.9890 Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt joins The Next Round for a deep dive into the biggest storylines surrounding the College Football Playoff and the state of the sport. We preview the massive CFP matchup between Alabama and Oklahoma — the Sooners won the regular-season meeting, but can Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide get revenge when it matters most? Joel breaks down the matchup, including how critical special teams and officiating could be when Alabama and Oklahoma collide again. We also look ahead to Miami vs. Texas A&M in College Station in the first round of the playoff and debate who has the edge in one of the most intriguing opening-round games. Plus, Joel shares his thoughts on the future of Group of 5 teams in the College Football Playoff, why it matters for Tulane and James Madison to be competitive on the national stage, and whether any team playing in Round 1 can realistically win the national championship. Finally, we address the messy situation at Michigan following the firing and arrest of Sherrone Moore and what it means for the Wolverines moving forward. If you’re locked into the College Football Playoff, this is a must-watch conversation with one of the most respected voices in college football. 👍 Like the video, 💬 share your thoughts in the comments, and 🔔 subscribe to The Next Round YouTube channel for more college football interviews, previews, and playoff breakdowns all season long. #JoelKlatt #CollegeFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #AlabamaFootball #OklahomaFootball #CFBPlayoff #SEC #MiamiFootball #TexasAM #MichiganFootball #SECFootball #GigEm #Aggies #RollTide #BoomerSooner #Alabama #Oklahoma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:29.5

It's game week here in this day. I don't know if you've heard. I know, right? That's exciting. It's exciting. It's like you don't have that much time off, which is, which is good. I wish that we would just start the playoffs right away personally, but I can't wait for this. I think Friday night's going to be the best one of all of them.

1:28.1

I think that's going to be a great game. You have said on this show, you don't like this matchup for Alabama, as you've had time to digest that a little bit more, maybe look at some more film. Do you still feel that way now with the World Game Week? Um, listen, I mean, like, we saw this play out in Tuscaloosa.

1:45.3

I think Alabama has to play clean, you mean, like we saw this play out in Tuscaloosa.

1:49.6

I think Alabama has to play clean, you know, because there's not a ton of margin.

1:54.8

It is a matchup that is that is not great for Bama.

1:59.5

Although, I will say the more that I watched the film of that last game, you know,

2:01.0

it was just a couple of those mistakes. Oklahoma couldn't do anything offensively. And they really haven't in other games

2:05.1

either. You know, so I've said this and everyone thinks it's disparaging, but it's actually not

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