Oklahoma’s defense does number on No. 7 Alabama

Oklahoma forced two big turnovers in the third quarter and freshman running back Xavier Robinson ran for 107 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Sooners to a 24-3 home win over No. 7 Alabama on Saturday.The win snapped a four-game losing streak in the Southeastern Conference for Oklahoma (6-5, 2-5 SEC) and clinched bowl eligibility for the Sooners for the 26th consecutive season.Only Georgia has a longer active bowl streak (28).The Crimson Tide (8-2, 4-3) had their three-game winning snapped and their chances for a berth in the College Football Playoff in serious jeopardy.The loss was the Crimson Tide’s biggest since their 44-16 loss to Clemson in the 2018 College Football Playoff title game. The Sooners’ coach, Brent Venables, was Clemson’s defensive coordinator in that game.Alabama’s 234 yards were its fewest since 2014.Oklahoma led 10-3 at halftime, mostly keeping the ball on the ground with a steady diet of runs by Robinson and quarterback Jackson Arnold.Arnold finished with a career-high 131 yards on the ground and went 9 of 11 for 68 yards through the air.The Sooners’ defense blew the game open with two turnovers in the third.Cornerback Eli Bowen jumped Alabama’s route and picked off Jalen Milroe’s pass on the third play of the second half, returning the ball 25 yards to the Alabama 14.

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