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CFP committee chair all but confirms Alabama is one win away from clinching playoff

Based on CFP committee chairman Mack Rhoades' comments on conference championship games, Alabama football just needs a win over either Oklahoma or Auburn to clinch a playoff berth.

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Alabama can clinch a College Football Playoff bid this weekend, barring a doomsday scenario everywhere else in the SEC.

One more SEC win almost certainly clinches a spot in the SEC Championship Game for the Crimson Tide. And a spot in the SEC Championship should be enough also to clinch a place in the playoff, regardless of what happens in Atlanta, if CFP committee chairman Mack Rhoades is to be believed.