More is on the line as the College Football Playoff this week for one coach at an SEC powerhouse, an analyst has claimed.

CBS college football analyst Rick Neuheisel reported Kalen DeBoer plans to stay at Alabama on Friday. “My sources say Kalen DeBoer is happy in Tuscaloosa and will stay there,” Neuheisel said.

The 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is set, and the games begin on Dec. 19. The first round is hosted by the higher seed before the games shift to neutral sites. Here is you need to know: 11 games are set between Dec. 19 and Jan. 19, and each will be broadcast nationally. The first round (CFP seeds, times Eastern):

Alabama and Miami are in, Notre Dame is out and Indiana is No. 1 in the College Football Playoff’s 12-team bracket.

Fans looking to watch Oklahoma take on Alabama in the College Football Playoff have several options to watch and stream Friday night’s matchup. The game is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. CST at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman.

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The 11-game college football playoff begins Friday, Dec 19 when No. 9 Alabama takes on No. 8 Oklahoma and end with the national championship game on Monday, Jan 19. Every playoff game is an elimination game: The winner goes to the next round, and the loser goes home.