Alabama on Thin CFB Playoff Ice? Auburn’s DJ Durkin Line High? CFB Playoff Rankings | TNR 11/19/25

​The Alabama Crimson Tide moves on to Eastern Illinois this week. What are Alabama’s players saying about their Playoff push as they enter these final two games? Is it as easy as ‘win out and you are in’ for Alabama?

Alabama Playoff hopes in trouble, fact or fiction?

If Alabama beats Auburn, what scenario keeps them out of Atlanta?

The College Football Playoff Committee says Notre Dame is better than Alabama, do we agree?

The Auburn Tigers had a bye week and now prepare for Mercer to come to Auburn. Auburn Football will sit Ashton Daniels to preserve his redshirt. If he starts, how excited would you be to see Deuce Knight in a one game starting role?

The Ole Miss Rebels have a bye week and are ready for an answer from Lane Kiffin. Trey Wallace of Outkick reports the Ole Miss athletics administration wants an answer from Kiffin by this weekend about his future but Kiffin denied that report yesterday.

How close to a different season is it for the bottom six teams of the SEC? They are 1-15 in one score games.

Is Nick Saban helping the LSU Tigers find a new coach? If so, who is he reportedly recommending?

This week in the SEC:

Alabama Crimson Tide v. Eastern Illinois
Auburn Tigers v. Mercer Bears
Missouri Tigers at Oklahoma Sooners (-9.5)
Samford at Texas A&M Aggies
Charlotte at Georgia Bulldogs (-44.5)
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas Longhorns (-10.5)
Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Commodores (-10)
Coastal Carolina at South Carolina Gamecocks (-23.5)
Tennessee Volunteers (-3.5) at Florida Gators
Western Kentucky at LSU Tigers (-21.5)

College Football Playoff Ranking reactions, betting lines for potential first round games, is Alabama being the most watched team each Saturday helpful?

Are some big name college football QBs being shopped around?

Alabama Basketball has another big match-up as they face the Illinois Illini tonight in Chicago.

This week nationally:

Miami Hurricanes (-17.5) v. Virginia Tech Hokies
Ohio State Buckeyes (-32.5) v. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Louisville Cardinals at SMU Mustangs (-3.5)
USF Bulls (-21.5) at UAB Blazers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (-35.5) v. Syracuse Orange
Michigan State Spartans (+16.5) at Iowa Hawkeyes
USC Trojans at Oregon Ducks (-9.5)
Michigan Wolverines (-13.5) at Maryland Terrapins
Kansas State Wildcats at Utah Utes (-16.5)
Pittsburgh Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (-2.5)
BYU Cougars (-2.5) at Cincinnati Bearcats

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