Alabama football has never missed the College Football Playoffs in consecutive seasons. Since the playoff format began in 2014, the Crimson Tide has only missed it twice, once in 2019 and the other being 2022.
With the 2023 season rapidly approaching, many questions linger over the Nick Saban-led program. Two new coordinators and a three-man quarterback competition have many feeling the upcoming season may be another down year for the Tide.
There are plenty of ways Alabama finds its way back into the playoffs to compete for national championship No. 19, but there are also plenty of scenarios that could lead to the Tide failing to make it.
Here are five ways Alabama misses the College Football Playoff in the 2023 season.