The SEC’s hold on the title of “Best Conference in College Football” is officially in danger with one week left in the regular season.
A league with five teams who all felt they had a path to the College Football Playoff through the first half of the season now has two such teams. Only one of them is a good position to take that road to glory.
Georgia, too, didn’t even look all that great in the penultimate game of the season against Kentucky, winning 16-6. But the Bulldogs are still the No. 1 team in the country.
Tennessee’s possible claim as a CFP contender went up in smoke as the Vols gave up more than 60 points to South Carolina.
South. Carolina.
Meanwhile Ole Miss can no longer claim to have only lost – barely – to powerhouses LSU and Alabama as Arkansas took down the Rebels and gave itself bowl eligibility, possibly even helping the program avoid coaching questions in the offseason.
Oh, and what SEC list would be complete without Vanderbilt. The Commodores are a win away from making a bowl game, too, after snapping Florida in two.
It makes for a heck of a lot of fun, at least. Unless, of course, you’re one of the other 13 teams without a shot. Sorry.