OU football travels to face Alabama on Saturday. Can the Sooners stay alive in the College Football Playoff race? Here are our predictions.

Wide receiver Keontez Lewis and linebacker Kobie McKinzie were upgraded from probable to available for Saturday's game against Alabama. Defensive lineman Jayden Jackson was still questionable and R Mason Thomas was downgraded from questionable to doubtful.

Taylor Wein is a guy who has really stepped up opposite Thomas and has been dominant this season. And behind Thomas, they have guys like PJ Adebawore, Danny Okoye, and Marvin Jones Jr. That's got to be the best edge rusher group in the entire country, top to bottom, and one of the many examples this year that the Sooners are more prepared.

OU football could be without two of its starting defensive linemen on Saturday at Alabama. Two Alabama defensive starters were listed on the report.

NORMAN — Oklahoma defensive back Gentry Williams was a new addition to the SEC availability report released Thursday. Williams went from being not included on the report Wednesday, meaning he was available, to being listed as doubtful on Thursday.

The Oklahoma Sooners are one of the SEC's most talented teams, led by players such as R Mason Thomas and John Mateer.

OU football coach Brent Venables called the proposed west side renovations of Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium "exciting" on Monday.