Column: Sankey, SEC are Trying to Ruin College Athletics

If Greg Sankey has his way, the only conference in college athletics that will exist is the SEC.

I get it. His job is to do what is in the best interest of his conference. But come on, at some point he must put what is best for collegiate athletics to the forefront.

The SEC Commissioner opened the league’s spring meetings on Monday with a press conference where he basically championed for teams that lose to make the College Football Playoff over teams that win, just because they play in the SEC.

For example, he is still whining about how three-loss teams Alabama, Ole Miss and South Carolina were left out of the CFP while SMU and Indiana got in, sighting strength of schedule and how Alabama and…