Alabama enters the Southeastern Conference title game as the second seed in the latest College Football Playoff top 25 ranking and, perhaps more importantly, a decided favorite against a Florida team one week removed from a humiliating loss to Florida State.
The Gators did score against the Seminoles, eventually, but on the defensive side of the ball: Florida notched a safety in the fourth quarter to avoid its first shutout loss since 1988.
Even in a season of college football anarchy, with each week more unpredictable than the last, a Florida win against Alabama would likely serve as the largest upset of the regular season — particularly given the stakes at play, with a win sending Alabama back to the national semifinals for the second year in a row.