Tag: Scouting The SEC

No Big Ten team has ever been No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. An SEC team has been atop the list in 22 of the 30 weeks so far. But are this year’s SEC contenders more sizzle than steak?

It’s taken as gospel that every SEC team plays an absolutely murderous schedule. But so far this season, Alabama has played the equivalent of Illinois, Rutgers, Cincinnati, Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, Nebraska, and Rutgers again. It may be time to start asking some more questions.