Regardless of what happens in next week's SEC Championship Game against Georgia, Kalen DeBoer believes Alabama should have clinched a spot in the College Football Playoff after beating Auburn.
The only sure way Alabama football can clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff would be by beating Georgia next week to win the SEC Championship. That would earn the Crimson Tide an automatic bid to the playoff. A loss, however, puts their fate into the hands of the committee, which has proven to be inconsistent in its evaluations.