Alabama high school football playoffs semifinal round schedule: bracket, pairings for AHSAA as the postseason continues into the penultimate round.

The Alabama high school football playoffs continue with Class 7A set to play its semifinal games, while every other class enters the third round. The 7A semifinals feature Auburn (10-2) hosting Opelika (9-3) and defending champion Thompson (9-3) traveling to face Central-Phenix City (11-1).

Auburn and Opelika will meet for the 101st time this week, this time with a state title berth on the line. See this week's Round 3 news and notes.

The Crimson Tide's fourth-quarter rally kept Kalen DeBoer's team in line for a spot in the SEC championship game — and a top spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff with a resume that features four top-25 wins. Quarterback Ty Simpson enters Week 10 ...

After a home loss to Oklahoma Saturday, Nov. 15, Alabama football remains firmly in the College Football Playoff hunt.

This one is interesting, as BYU and Texas Tech are at the top of the Big 12, and the conference is going to be hoping to get two teams into the playoffs. If BYU wins and keeps going, then both programs winding up with only 1 regular season loss would give them a lot of argument strength. But a loss makes for a huge logjam of 2-loss teams.