Key Highlights
- 3 Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said the No.
- 9 Crimson Tide are deserving of a spot in the College Football Playoff, saying a conference title game loss shouldn't be punishment."If this game applies to and takes away from our resume, I don't think that's right," DeBoer said.
- "I really don't.
- I think the precedent's been set and I don't know how you can go into a conference playoff game when you're the No.
- 1 seed and did all these things throughout the year -- and playing in this game against one of the top teams in the country as well -- how that can hurt you and keep you out of the playoff when again, we've done what we've done all year."The Tide opened the season with a 31-17 loss on the road to Florida State, then won eight straight, including victories over Georgia, Vanderbilt, Missouri and Tennessee.
