When the College Football Playoff Selection Committee gave the fourth and final playoff spot to Alabama instead of Ohio State, it set the stage for what many fan bases thought of as a doomsday scenario: two SEC teams playing for the national championship. Standing in the way of that all-SEC matchup was a Heisman Trophy winner leading the nation’s most explosive offense, not to mention the defending national champions peaking at the right time. But Georgia got the last punch in an exhilarating blow-for-blow bout with Baker Mayfield and Oklahoma, and Alabama stifled Clemson in dominating fashion. So here we are, with a Southeastern-flavored national championship game on our hands.
The First All-SEC National Title Game Was Bad, but the Second Doesn't Have to Be
