Alabama fans are locked into the most simple scenario for the Crimson Tide to be in the 12-team College Football Playoff on Selection Sunday.
Alabama needs Southern Methodist University to defeat Clemson in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game this weekend to potentially face Notre Dame in the first round of the playoff. However, is there still a way for the Tide to make the playoff if SMU loses to the Tigers? Pat McAfee and his crew explained on The Pat McAfee Show via ESPN how Alabama would get into the dance, regardless of a SMU loss. The Mustangs would have to be blown out by Clemson for the Tide to still get in.