Oklahoma trolls Alabama WR Germie Bernard with song selections for Friday’s showdown
By David Wasson
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The Oklahoma Sooners attempted to have a bit of fun at the expense of Alabama wide receiver Germie Bernard on Friday during pregame warmups for the Sooners-Crimson Tide first-round College Football Playoff matchup (8 pm ET, ABC/ESPN), poking at Bernard’s inability to work through Memorial Stadium’s lights in 2024.
Memorial Stadium’s end zone big-screen display asked fans to vote on the “Song Of The Game”, with the choices being “All Of The Lights”, “Kill The Lights” and “Lights”.
Bernard said earlier this week that the configuration of the light structures at Memorial Stadium were distracting when Alabama lost to Oklahoma 24-3 in Norman in 2024 – a game that saw him record 4 catches for 60 yards.
“Their lights, it kind of got me last time that we played,” Bernard said, via a video from AL.com. “The lights were kind of, I don’t know, in a weird position, I guess you could say.”
Bernard also mentioned that Alabama players previously had issues adjusting to the firm natural surface at Memorial Stadium, but did not expect that to be an issue on the return trip.
“I think our equipment staff has done a great job at putting us in the right cleats and whatnot, so we won’t have that issue (on Friday),” he said.
An APSE national award-winning writer and editor, David Wasson has almost four decades of experience in the print journalism business in Florida and Alabama. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and several national magazines and websites. He also hosts Gulfshore Sports with David Wasson, weekdays from 3-5 pm across Southwest Florida and on FoxSportsFM.com. His Twitter handle: @JustDWasson.
