During this time of the college football season, Alabama is typically preparing to play in the Southeastern Conference championship game and maintaining its spot as a top-four team seeking to compete in the College Football Playoff.
However, the Crimson Tide (10–2) sit in a different position late in the ’22 season. With two late-game losses—to Tennessee and LSU—the Crimson Tide do not control their own destiny for a chance to compete for a CFP title nor do they currently reside in the top five teams in the latest CFP rankings.
But following Alabama’s dominant 49–27 victory against Auburn in the Iron Bowl coupled with the chaos taking place across the college football landscape on Saturday, things could change in favor of the Tide when the next set of rankings is released Nov.