ATLANTA, Ga. -- Despite a 28-7 loss to No. 3 Georgia in the SEC championship game Saturday, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said the No. 9 Crimson Tide are deserving of a spot in the College Football Playoff, saying a conference title game loss shouldn't be punishment.

"If this game applies to and takes away from our résumé, I don't think that's right," DeBoer said. "I really don't. I think the precedent's been set and I don't know how you can go into a conference playoff game when you're the No. 1 seed and did all these things throughout the year -- and playing in this game against one of the top teams in the country as well -- how that can hurt you and keep you out of the playoff when again, we've done what we've done all year."

The Tide opened the season with a 31-17 loss on the road

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