Jeff Hanisch - USA Today Sports
Fans of Alabama football became very excited after watching the latest edition of College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday via ESPN.
Alabama rose to No. 7, emerging from being at No. 11 and No. 10 in the first two installments.
Alabama football moves up in updated College Football Playoff rank
If the season ended today, some projections have the Crimson Tide facing Notre Dame in the first round of the 12-team playoff. Historians of college football would lose their minds for this matchup, but a team captain for the Tide has his focus on something else for now.