The Monday morning mailbag looks ahead to the SEC's big finish.
Alabama linebacker Jihaad Campbell celebrates after recovering a fumble during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Tennessee, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Knoxville, Tenn.Alabama goes into its off week waiting to see where it stands in the first rankings by the College Football Playoff committee. The CFP’s first Top 25 drops on Tuesday. The Monday mailbag looks ahead.that Bama’s last shutout of an SEC team was in 2020 .
The quarterback depth chart that day was QB1 Tua Tagovailoa, QB2 Jalen Hurts and QB3 Mac Jones. Receiver Jaylen Waddle was a backup to Jerry Jeudy. The running back room went Damien Harris, Najee Harris, Josh Jacobs and Brian Robinson, Jr. The defensive line was Isaiah Buggs, Quinnen Williams and Raekwon Davis. The secondary featured Patrick Surtain II, Xavier McKinney, Shyheim Carter, Saivon Smith and Deionte Thompson.I’ve written this before, but I’ll say it again here.
Let’s zoom out, though. We need to give the SEC a better look here at the final break of the season for Alabama. If, for example, Alabama is ranked ahead of undefeated teams like Iowa State, BYU and Indiana, then expect a national outcry. Say Georgia and Texas win out and meet again in the SEC championship. Both of those teams will expect to make the College Football Playoff despite the outcome of the SEC championship game. How many other teams from the SEC will make the first 12-team playoff? My guess is two more, and I’ll pick Texas A&M and Tennessee.
Could Alabama finish the season 10-2 overall and 6-2 in the SEC and still get shut out of the playoffs? The answer is yes if the Aggies finish the season 10-2 with their only conference loss being against Texas.
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