SEC, College Football Playoff

The SEC’s reality check: Playoff woes indicate college football has caught up. What now?
Some of it may be overboard, dancing on the grave of a not-dead patient by SEC haters who finally see their chance. Some of it is a chance to vent back at the loud pro-SEC voices, at ESPN and elsewhere. And a lot of this may be premature. New arrival Texas could still bring the SEC its sixth national title in eight years.
As College Football Playoffs continue, it’s no longer the mighty SEC and everybody else. The gap has closed.
NIL and the transfer portal have helped create more of an even playing field in the sport. And the SEC's results this postseason have underscored that the league has come back down to earth.
College Football Playoff won't flip dates of semifinals despite SEC request
The College Football Playoff won't swap kickoff dates and times for the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl to give Notre Dame more time between games.
College Football Playoff overreactions: Big Ten has surpassed the SEC, Ohio State looks unbeatable
Most expected two blowouts in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. The routs, however, were anticipated in the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl. Instead, the Rose Bowl between (8) Ohio State and (1) Oregon turned into one of the biggest mismatches of the entire CFP.
College Football Playoff makes huge decision against SEC
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the SEC champion Georgia Bulldogs in a thrilling Sugar Bowl on Thursday. The Irish’s win was their first major bowl win since 1993, a remarkable accomplishment for the program in the modern era.

Greg Sankey, CFP and SEC

Bracketology: SEC dominates top of projected bracket, but Big Ten has more teams in field of 68
No. 1 seeds Auburn and Tennessee lead the SEC's 11 teams in Jerry Palm's bracket, but the Big Ten has 13 in the Big Dance ...
Vanderbilt Commodores Struggle for Respect in SEC Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
The 2024-25 men’s basketball season has been surprisingly successful for the Vanderbilt Commodores. Thanks to the hiring of ...
SEC’s historically good men’s basketball race is on — predicting 2 months of hoops ecstasy
The SEC, clearly the nation's top conference is destined to break the Big East’s 2011 record of 11 teams with NCAA Tournament ...
SEC basketball power rankings: Who sits on top as conference schedule arrives?
Here's our latest edition of SEC basketball power rankings with the conference schedule beginning this weekend.
Can Vanderbilt Commodores Overcome This Glaring Weakness During SEC Play?
The Vanderbilt Commodores have turned heads as a surprising contender in the 2024-25 men's college basketball season. In the ...
Georgia's loss in Sugar Bowl shows SEC boogeyman is dead. How long do they stay down?
Georgia's ugly College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame puts bow on unraveling of the SEC in the 2024 season.
It's time for SEC superiority narrative to end
After Notre Dame was the tougher and better team vs. Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, Nicole Auerbach and Joshua Perry are beyond tired of the narrative that the SEC is head-and-shoulders above the rest of ...
Freshman Breaks Long-Standing Record in Commodore's First SEC Matchup of the Seasaon
The Vanderbilt Commodores advanced to 14-1 on the season with their 108-82 victory over Georgia, keeping this successful team ...
Six stats that show the SEC's men's college basketball dominance
The story of the SEC's dominance this season began back in early December during the SEC/ACC Challenge: After nine games -- a ...