The Oklahoma Sooners are in the College Football Playoff and the Alabama Crimson Tide are not, but that didn't stop running back recruit Jase McClellan from choosing the latter.
McClellan flipped his Oklahoma commitment to Alabama on Wednesday's national signing day, per Hank South of 247Sports. Max Olson of The Athletic noted the running back had been a Sooners pledge since July 2017.
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"Every year they put running backs in the league and get freshmen playing time," McClellan said of the Crimson Tide, per South.