Rest easy tonight, SEC football fans.
The last few weeks haven’t been easy for you, with all your concerns about Baylor and TCU’s strength of schedules. You were forced into a begrudging respect of Clemson, but you just couldn’t stand the thought of Ohio State being No. 1. Then there was Notre Dame with its lack of a full conference membership taken as some sort of national emergency.
You know how this drive-time radio call-in begins: “But they ain’t played nobody ...”
Don’t worry, the College Football Playoff selection committee understands. Their initial rankings show as much with both LSU and Alabama in their top four, ranked No.