The College Football Playoff field will have a different feel for Alabama football fans. For just the third time ever since the CFP started in 2014, the Crimson Tide will be on the outside looking in.
Former Alabama football coach Nick Saban, almost anytime a Crimson Tide game swung for better or worse on a late call by an official, was fond of noting that it's dangerous business to leave a ...
and the CFP selection committee ultimately refused to throw a penalty flag on SMU's light schedule. Alabama's argument for inclusion rested heavily on strength of schedule, and it was a sound one.
Alabama, ranked No. 11 in the final College Football Playoff top 25, was the first team out of the 12-team CFP bracket. REQUIRED READING:Alabama football bowl projections: Where Crimson Tide will ...