After a home loss to Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 15, Alabama football remains firmly in the College Football Playoff hunt.

A 27-point comeback win for the No. 3 team in the nation and a potential landscape-altering result in Tuscaloosa headline another chaotic week of college football.

Any seasoned college football fan knows, however, that September is not to be trusted. Weathering injury to quarterback John Mateer, Oklahoma dropped games to Texas and Ole Miss in October. Another year in the postseason middle class looked imminent, and the Sooners' College Football Playoff chances remote.

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No. 5 Georgia's convincing win over 10th-ranked Texas pushes the Longhorns out of the picture this week and sets up a first-round bye possibility for the Bulldogs. Georgia's won six straight games and would have an opportunity at defending its SEC title in Atlanta if Alabama loses to Auburn or Texas beats Texas A&M on Nov. 28.

College football scores, results: Georgia hammers Texas, Oklahoma upsets Alabama in crucial SEC tilts We have a lot more playoff clarity after Week 12. No. 11 Oklahoma made the biggest splash with a shocking upset of No. 4 Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The win keeps OU's playoff hopes alive while inserting some chaos into the SEC title picture.