But a fifth unwritten nugget has become apparent throughout the playoff's existence: Alabama always, always, always will receive the benefit of the doubt. You didn’t really think the committee ...

Alabama, Miami, South Carolina, the SEC, the ACC and the Big 12 have all made their cases to be included – or add more teams – in the field. The No. 11 Crimson Tide stand in the best position ...

The exact result Alabama football needed not to happen in the ACC title game ... happened. The Crimson Tide needed either an SMU win or a Clemson blowout win. Either was fine and would probably ...

After falling to Oklahoma last week, Alabama's playoff chances took a massive hit, pushing the squad down to No. 13 in the most recent College Football Playoff rankings. Crunch time for teams to ...

In Alabama's first year under head coach Kalen DeBoer, the Crimson Tide finished the season with a 9-3 record and a 5-3 SEC record. It was the first time Alabama failed to reach double-digit ...

Alabama moved into position to receive an at-large bid to the College Football Playoff and Miami was locked out of contention as the selection committee’s penultimate rankings Tuesday night ...

Full bracket, playoff picture While Miami is out, three-loss Alabama was a beneficiary of the Hurricanes' 42-38 road loss to Syracuse to close out the 2024 regular season. The loss eliminated ...

The newest CFP top 25 has Alabama at No. 11, a spot ahead of Miami at No. 12, despite having one more loss than the Hurricanes. Should those rankings hold, the Crimson Tide would be the last squad ...