Alabama Coach Kalen DeBoer Cautious on Nine-Game SEC Schedule, Questions CFP Implications

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer cautious on nine-game SEC schedule, questions CFP implications

Kalen DeBoer cites Alabama's 2024 slate and stresses the need to clarify playoff criteria amid SEC schedule talks

How Alabama’s 2024 CFP snub could impact how SEC schedules future games

When Alabama football didn’t make the College Football Playoff after losing three games in the 2024 regular season, nobody in the SEC was happy about it. Before the league’s spring meetings began Monday in Miramar Beach, Fl., commissioner Greg Sankey said the way the selection committee handled the Crimson Tide, along with South Carolina, could have lasting implications on how the league schedules moving forward.

SEC Commissioner Hints at Schedule Changes After Alabama Playoff Snub

As the dust settles after Alabama’s unexpected absence from the College Football Playoff following a three-loss 2024 regular season, it’s clear that the SEC isn’t taking this lightly. Before the league’s spring meetings kicked off in idyllic Miramar Beach, Florida, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey didn’t mince words about the fallout. He suggested that how the selection committee handled both Alabama and South Carolina might have lasting implication…