Former Alabama coach Nick Saban has spoken about the Crimson Tide's exclusion from the 2024 College Football Playoff. Alabama was the first team out of

If we don't take strength of schedule into consideration, is there any benefit to scheduling really good teams in the future?'

Alabama football won’t be included in the College Football Playoff this year. The CFP committee made the Crimson Tide the first team outside of the 12-team field, so essentially the 13th team. SMU got the final spot over the Crimson Tide after losing the ACC title game on a last second field goal.