Alabama: Why They Advance in the CFP, Auburn: Deuce Knight or Portal? | TNR 12/9/25

The Alabama Crimson Tide is in the College Football Playoff and will travel to the Oklahoma Sooners. Why does Alabama Football advance in the Playoffs? ESPN’s Bill Connelly answers that question for all 12 teams.

Here is the College Football Playoff field:

#1 Indiana Hoosiers
#2 Georgia Bulldogs
#3 Ohio State Buckeyes
#4 Texas Tech Red Raiders

#5 Oregon Ducks
#12 James Madison
Saturday 12/20 6:30 CT TNT

#6 Ole Miss Rebels
#11 Tulane Green Wave
Saturday 12/20 2:30 CT TNT

#7 Texas A&M Aggies
#10 Miami Hurricanes
Saturday 12/20 11 CT ABC

#8 Oklahoma Sooners
#9 Alabama Crimson Tide
Friday 12/19 7 CT ABC

The Miami-Texas A&M winner will face Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Eve.

The three remaining bye teams will play on New Year’s Day:

JMU-Oregon winner faces Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl
Alabama-Oklahoma winner against Indiana in the Rose Bowl
Tulane-Ole Miss winner faces Georgia in the Sugar Bowl

Which teams have the toughest CFB Playoff path and who has the easiest?

If the Big 10 got their way, a 24-team Playoff field would be a reality. Would you like the way that looks?

Do Auburn Tigers fans want Deuce Knight or a portal QB? CBS Sports and ESPN have given us a list of possible transfer portal QBs. Do any of them interest Auburn Football fans?

The four Heisman Finalists have been announced. They are:

Indiana Hoosiers QB Fernando Mendoza
Ohio State Buckeyes QB Julian Sayin
Vanderbilt Commodores QB Diego Pavia
Notre Dame Figthing Irish RB Jeremiyah Love

Is Pavia the best player in Vanderbilt Football history?

The Notre Dame Football is at the center of the College Football Playoff controversy firestorm. They will hole a news conference to address this during our show. Andy Staples of ON3 asks if the Irish should abandon their schedule agreement with the ACC and seek the same with the Big 10 or SEC. Would that interest you as a fan?
Today on the Alexander Shunnarah Hotline:‬

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11:00 - Joel Klatt

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