The college football calendar will soon flip to 2026. And Alabama football has some roster building to do. Starting Friday, Jan. 2, one single two-week NCAA transfer portal window will open up where Division I players will be able to enter their names into an online database to move to another college football program.

Before he was a Hoosier facing the Crimson Tide, Indiana wide receiver Elijah Sarratt was a fan of the Alabama Crimson Tide

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This is Indiana's second straight season reaching the College Football Playoff, and the Hoosiers are hoping it goes better than last year when they lost a first-round game at Notre Dame. Alabama did not make the 12-team field last season, but is a playoff regular, and came back from a 17-0 deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma in the first round.

No. 9 Alabama rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat No. 8 Oklahoma 34-24 in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The Sooners led 17-0 in the second quarter, but the Crimson Tide scored 27 unanswered points to take control and then held on for the win.

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And just like that, OU’s College Football Playoff run is over. After building a big lead early, the Sooners fell apart in a 34-24 loss to Alabama, ending their season in a crushing way.

After two seasons in Tuscaloosa with the Crimson Tide, an Alabama defensive back is going back in the transfer portal.