Dick Vitale makes strong case for Alabama as Playoff contenders struggle
Dick Vitale is not only a college basketball fan, the ESPN analyst also keeps up with other sports, such as baseball and, in this case, college football.
Vitale watched this weekend’s championship games, and concluded that Alabama is very much deserving to be among the 4 teams in the College Football Playoff. Following Utah’s win over Southern Cal on Friday night, which likely knocked the Trojans out of the Playoff hunt from the No. 4 spot, TCU also struggled against Kansas State. K-State built a 21-10 lead in the third quarter, and was still up by 11 with less than 10 minutes remaining over TCU.
“I am no expert but no one can convince me that (Alabama) isn’t better than these teams I have been watching despite 2 heartbreaking L’s .If rule is BEST 4 for playoffs BAMA should be in .Hey they didn’t get beat at home by 3 TD’s REWARD THE BEST / just watch (SEC) football.”
The consensus among fans, media and even coaches is that USC’s loss paved the way for Ohio State to slide into the No. 4 spot. While a TCU loss could open the door for Alabama, to Vitale’s point.