TNR 12/22/25 - Hour 3 | Potential Changes to the CFP Format & Is Alabama Still the EVIL EMPIRE?

Fox Sports' Joel Klatt talks college football The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the College Football Playoffs Friday night in Norman. Alabama Football fought back from down 17-0 to win 34-24 over Oklahoma Football. Alabama now advances to face the Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. We take an early look at that match-up for the Crimson Tide. The Alabama Crimson Tide beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the first round of the College Football Playoffs Friday night in Norman. Alabama Football fought back from down 17-0 to win 34-24 over Oklahoma Football. Alabama now advances to face the Indiana Hoosiers in the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. We take an early look at that match-up for the Crimson Tide. Is Alabama, even being an underdog, still the evil empire? Alabama Head Coach Kalen DeBoer adds to an unreal record versus ranked opponents on the road. The Miami Hurricanes beat The Texas A&M Aggies 10-3 Saturday in College Station. Miami Football intercepted Texas A&M Football to seal the win and advance to face the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Cotton Bowl. The Ole Miss Rebels smoked the Tulane Green Wave Saturday afternoon in Oxford. Ole Miss Football jumped out to a 17-3 halftime lead and never looked back. The Rebels now advance to face the Georgia Bulldogs in the Sugar Bowl on New Years Night. The Auburn Tigers have a new NIL plan, will it help or hurt Auburn Football? Another member of the Auburn quarterback room will hit the Portal when it opens, Ashton Daniels is on his way out of Auburn. In the late game, The Oregon Ducks destroyed James Madison but Oregon Football coach Dan Lanning was not entirely pleased with his team’s performance. Oregon advances to face the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Orange Bowl. PLUS, LT's Trash presented by Bud Light! SUBSCRIBE: @NextRoundLive - / @nextroundlive FOLLOW TNR ON RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-7759604 FOLLOW TNR ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7zlofzLZht7dYxjNcBNpWN FOLLOW TNR ON APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-round/id1797862560 WEBSITE: https://nextroundlive.com/ MOBILE APP: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-next-round/id1580807480 SHOP THE NEXT ROUND STORE: https://nextround.store/ Like TNR on Facebook: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Twitter: / nextroundlive Follow TNR on Instagram: / nextroundlive Follow everyone from the show on Twitter: Jim Dunaway: / jimdunaway Ryan Brown: / ryanbrownlive Lance Taylor: / thelancetaylor Scott Forester: / scottforestertv Tyler Johns: /TylerJohnsTNR Sponsor the show: [email protected] #SEC #Alabama #Auburn #secfootball #collegefootball #cfb #cfp #football #sports #alabamafootball #alabamabasketball #auburnbasketball #auburnfootball #rolltide #wareagle #alabamacrimsontide #auburntigers #nfl #sportsnews #footballnews Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices