Alabama, still without injured quarterback Bryce Young, survived a down-to-the-last-second thriller against Texas A&M on Saturday, avoiding a potential shakeup in the top four of the College Football Playoff chase.
With Ohio State, Alabama and Georgia each remaining undefeated, the playoff plotline centers around No. 4, and while there are certainly frontrunners, there's no shortage of teams that could make a case in the second half of the season. If the SEC has two teams finish in the top four, and the Big Ten champion is in, the selection committee's debate for the fourth spot could be controversial.