Everyone knew Oklahoma’s defense would struggle to stop Tua Tagovailoa and the Alabama offens. The #1 offense in the country was supposed to give the Sooners a chance to stay in the fight, however. Kyler Murray won the Heisman (but was not a Consensus All-American, just saying) and was a true home run threat (get it? He plays baseball).
That did not really turn out to be the case. Yes, Murray eventually put up over 400 yards and 3 touchdowns, making it look a whole lot closer; but the game was already over.