If the "5+11" field were applied for the 2024 CFP, assuming straight seeding, Alabama would have been an 11-seed with a first ...

A new College Football Playoff model has emerged, one that would have helped Alabama football one season ago. As talks continue about potentially expanding the CFP to 16 teams starting in 2026 ...

But as discussions at the SEC Spring Meetings ... of how is that weighed in the room is important. For Alabama football, access to the CFP is at the top of Byrne's list of what's most important ...