SEC Network analysts Chris Doering and Peter Burns both believe there’s something shocking in store for the college football world on Saturday afternoon.
During their breakdown of the Week 12 showdown between Oklahoma and Alabama in Tuscaloosa, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, both Doering and Burns gave the viewers on SEC This Morning a little Friday surprise. Doering and Burns both believe the Sooners can follow their victory at Tennessee a few weeks ago with another road win over an Alabama team that’s won 8 in a row.
Oklahoma comes into Tuscaloosa with the No. 1 defense in the SEC, and the 11th-ranked Sooners are also 3-0 in true road games this season, so they won’t be intimidated in T-Town. OU has everything on the line on Saturday, carrying 2 losses into the game, so the Sooners have no wiggle room, and Doering and Burns think they are the perfect team to finally hand 4th-ranked Alabama its 2nd loss of the season.
“I got Oklahoma winning this game,” said Burns, who particularly likes the Sooners coming off a bye. “Alabama hasn’t been able to run the ball, and (in) John Mateer I trust. Give me a close one, 27-24 OU, gives us a shocker.”
Doering couldn’t do anything but agree with his SEC Network colleague, pointing to that elite Oklahoma defense as the big reason why.
“I just think (the OU defense) leads me to the realization that Oklahoma is the perfect fit for beating Alabama,” Doering said. “They did it last year in Norman. They’re going to do it this week in Tuscaloosa.”
Here is the full video of the SEC Network duo calling for the Week 12 upset in Tuscaloosa:
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
