If the College Football Playoff committee is left needing a three loss team for the bracket, perk up Alabama. Looking at you. Ole Miss failed because, for all of its talent, Lane Kiffin's Rebels lacked killer instinct. Looking for a national championship ...

When you're in the bowl-projection business, it is essential to balance two competing instincts: the instinct to project the bowl schedule as it would look now, and the instinct to project the bowl schedule as it is likely to look after the season.

There was an expected drop-off for the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. Nick Saban spoiled the fanbase for years, where most just felt that a national title run was always guaranteed. Without Saban on the sideline,