July 9, 2026

Rece Davis says Ohio State always gets benefit of doubt, Finebaum says Alabama didn’t deserve CFP

With a little drama, but not much controversy, the CFP selection committee’s top four are Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State. One of the questions for the committee was whether Alabama might be able to slip in as the first two-loss playoff team. Committee chairman Boo Corrigan, the athletic director at North Carolina State, said Ohio State’s big wins against Penn State and Notre Dame helped push the Buckeyes in over Alabama. “As we looked at the total body of work, the committee was comfortable with Ohio State at No. 4 and Alabama at 5,” he said in an interview with ESPN. With the exclusion, Alabama has missed the College Football Playoffs for the second time since it started in 2014. The last time they missed was in 2019. Rece Davis, who hosted the CFP Selection Show on Sunday, said the Buckeyes generally get the benefit of the doubt. “I…

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