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After SEC Title Rout, Former Alabama Stars Urge CFP to Leave Tide Out as Committee Decision Nears

The selection committee unveils the 12-team field Sunday morning on ESPN.

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BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA - OCTOBER 25: Fox Sports Commentator Mark Ingram II during the Big Noon Kickoff Show prior to the game between the UCLA Bruins and Indiana Hoosiers at Memorial Stadium on October 25, 2025 in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
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Head Coach Marcus Freeman of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish leads his team into the stadium to start the second half of a college football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 29, 2025 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California.

Overview

  • Alabama fell to Georgia 28-7 in the SEC Championship, failing to score until the fourth quarter and finishing with minus-3 rushing yards.
  • Heisman winner Mark Ingram said Alabama should be out of the playoff and argued Miami and Notre Dame deserve at-large spots.
  • Fox’s Big Noon Kickoff panel unanimously said the Tide do not belong in the field, and former Alabama back Damien Harris echoed that view on CBS.
  • Head coach Kalen DeBoer defended Alabama’s case by citing precedent and said a conference title game loss should not negate the season’s resume.
  • With BYU also blown out in its league final, projections from ESPN, CBS and On3 still forecast Alabama sneaking in as a No. 10 seed, but the final call comes at 11 a.m. CT.