SEC parity to affect playoff berth? Without a clear-cut favorite heading into the season, ESPN reporters Sam Khan and Edward Aschoff discuss the SEC outlook for the College Football Playoff. 0 Shares Print The landscape of college football is changing. The big bad SEC is no longer so big or so bad. After two seasons without producing a national champion, the conference’s claim as the best in the nation is no longer so robust. It’s downright rickety, in fact. The ACC hoisted the national title two seasons ago. The Big Ten won the playoff in January. Even the Pac-12 has bragging rights after posting a Power 5-best 6-3 record in bowls last season on its way to earning the top spot in ESPN’s Power Football Index. Granted, SEC powers Alabama, Auburn and Georgia are all in the championship hunt this season. With the right quarterback, LSU could be in the mix, too. But the conference’s future isn’t as bright as it once was. Other leagues have begun to catch up. Urban Meyer has resurrected Big Ten champ Ohio State, overtaking Alabama’s two-year run as the No. 1-ranked program in ESPN’s Future Power Rankings, which looks at a team’s chances of competing for conference and national championships over the next three years by taking into account coaching, current talent, recruiting, title path and program foundation. …
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