ATLANTA — SEC commissioner Greg Sankey believes Alabama and Tennessee, as well as LSU if it were to win Saturday’s SEC championship game, all merit serious consideration to advance to the College Football Playoff.
The Tigers, 9-3 and ranked No. 14 in the CFP, meets Georgia in the title game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. No. 6 Alabama (10-2) and No. 7 Tennessee (10-2) are on the outside of the current top four, trailing behind No. 1 Georgia, No. 2 Michigan, No. 3 TCIU, No. 4 USC and No. 5 Ohio State.
“I look at the rigor of our league and we have teams ranked No.