College Football Playoff, SEC and Alabama

Kirk Herbstreit Reveals If He Wanted Alabama In The College Football Playoff
Kirk Herbstreit has been making the rounds a lot lately for his takes on the College Football Playoff. All of the first-round games resulted in blowouts but he zeroed in on Indiana specifically after its 27-17 loss to Notre Dame.
The SEC’s reality check: Playoff woes indicate college football has caught up. What now?
Some of it may be overboard, dancing on the grave of a not-dead patient by SEC haters who finally see their chance. Some of it is a chance to vent back at the loud pro-SEC voices, at ESPN and elsewhere. And a lot of this may be premature. New arrival Texas could still bring the SEC its sixth national title in eight years.
College Football Playoff snubs Alabama, makes SEC and Greg Sankey look bad
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was slow to adjust to the reality of the 12-team playoff. His lack of adjustments very clearly hurt Alabama and Ole Miss.
College Football Playoff projections for 2025: Way-too-early matchup picks
The teams with the most talent -- and favorable schedules -- during the 2025 season have the most direct path to a playoff berth, as does squads who rectify personnel losses with transfer portal acquisitions. We're projecting another first-time playoff participant, too.
Ohio State, you're the College Football Playoff favorite now. Deal with it.
The front-runner, the colossus, the team no opponent should want to face in College Football Playoff, hid in plain sight. No hiding now, Ohio State.
The Best SEC Team Snubbed from the College Football Playoff, According to Paul Finebaum
As the College Football Playoff semifinals draw near, the debate over which teams deserved a spot continues to heat up. Among the notable snubs were four programs just outside the top contenders: Alabama,
Kirk Herbstreit Facing Backlash For Latest Comments Amid College Football Playoff
The College Football Playoff semifinals begin Thursday with No. 6 seed Penn State taking on No. 7 Notre Dame in the Orange ...
How many times has Alabama missed College Football Playoff? Crimson Tide's CFP history
How many times has Alabama football missed the College Football Playoff? Here's everything you need to know about the Crimson ...
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Can Alabama make College Football Playoff? What SMU loss to Clemson means for Crimson Tide
With conference championship games over, most of the College Football Playoff field is set, barring seeding changes. It appears there will be a lot of debate, however, on which team gets the ...
Alabama's bowl loss to Michigan should silence College Football Playoff field critics once and for all
We heard it for more than twostraight weeks, from the day that the College Football Playoff field was set, through the first ...
How Nick Saban went from Darth Vader at Alabama to college football's favorite uncle with ESPN
From Darth Vader to college football's favorite uncle. The remarkable metamorphosis of Nick Saban from Alabama coach to ESPN personality.
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College Football Playoff takeaways: Clemson kickstarts SMU-Alabama debate for final spot
Critics will point to Alabama’s schedule strength and ... wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the first 12-team College Football Playoff, earning a first-round bye and a quarterfinal game at the ...
Alabama football offseason news: Transfer portal, roster updates, recruiting, staff changes by Tide experts
The Bama247 team has its finger on the pulse of Alabama transfer portal news, recruiting, staff moves and more as Kalen ...
Mussatto: Has Big Ten passed SEC in college football hierarchy, or is this just a blip?
If Ohio State beats Texas, the SEC will be shut out of the national championship game in back-to-back years. That hasn't happened in two decades.