Miami head coach Mario Cristobal spent four seasons under Saban from 2013-16, holding roles as assistant head coach, offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator while helping Alabama maintain its national recruiting dominance. The final spot belongs to Pete Golding, who ran Alabama’s defense from 2018-22 and is now leading the Ole Miss Rebels.

Following the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, Vols Wire provides SEC football power rankings. Tennessee is ranked No. 9. Week 2 - Tennessee 72, East Tennessee State 17 (Knoxville, Tennessee)

Lane Kiffin chose LSU because he thought it was better path to national title. Ole Miss is two wins away after Sugar Bowl triumph.

Indiana looked every bit the part of a No. 1 seed in a dominant victory over Alabama in the Rose Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal

No. 1 Indiana became the first team in the brief history of the 12-team College Football Playoff to win a game after receiving a first-round bye, smothering Alabama 38-3 in a quarterfinal at the Rose Bowl.

Because our name is Indiana?” No. 1 Indiana humiliating mighty Alabama 38-3 in a CFP quarterfinal was not particularly surprising to anyone who watched the two teams this season, but it was simultaneously incomprehensible to anyone who ever watched college football prior to 2024.

The model simulates every FBS game 10,000 times, and it is 31-19 on its top-rated college football money-line picks since the beginning of the 2024 season.

It was the Hoosiers' sixth win of the season, and now, seeded No. 1 in the College Football Playoff, IU is 14-0, including wins over Ohio State in the Big Ten title game (13-10) and Alabama in the CFP quarterfinals (38-3).