Alabama walks into Saturday’s SEC Championship with a target on its back. The No. 10 Crimson Tide faces Georgia at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and a sobering piece of history just surfaced. Kalen DeBoer’s squad earned the top seed and home team status. A loss could quickly undermine that positioning.

Ryan Roberts posted on X Thursday with a data point that matters: every team that lost its conference championship last season moved down at least one spot in the final College Football Playoff ranking.

DeBoer met with reporters Thursday and didn’t hide his frustration with the playoff conversation. The coach pointed to Alabama’s 4-1 record against ranked teams and their road performance. The Tide went 4-0 on the road in conference play. DeBoer called that stat the one that jumps out. He insists

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