The big, bad SEC, which has been the most dominant league in college football over the past two decades, figures to be bigger and badder than ever in 2024 with the additions of Texas and Oklahoma to its ranks.
The conference's outsized presence could be particularly felt in the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. While the top five conference champions will be awarded automatic berths, that will leave seven at-large spots. How many SEC teams could make the CFP? Two seems a given. Three? Four? Do we hear five?
Of course, the contenders (and even some pretenders) could knock each other out, as the league has plenty of depth.