ESPN analysts rips CFP for Alabama’s ranking over Tennessee

SportsTim Tebow (far left), Jordan Rodgers (center) and Paul Finebaum. Alabama and Texas fans swarm Tuscaloosa to watch ESPN "College GameDay" and "SEC Nation" before kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com)Count Jordan Rodgers among those who take issue with the College Football Playoff committee’s stance on head-to-head results.The ESPN analyst, who joined “Get Up” on Wednesday, doesn’t agree with ranking Alabama over Tennessee, despite the Vols’ win over the Tide earlier this season.“I think my biggest issue with what we saw was, once again, Tennessee being not just behind Alabama but to the point of not being able to be compared for the head-to-head in the same pod,” Rodgers said. ”What’s crazy about that is, Tennessee — by the committee’s own rankings — beat your 11th ranked team 34-6 by four touchdowns and beat Alabama, who you have them ahead of, by two scores as well. So, they got two wins in the top 11 that are by more than two touchdowns."The committee loves the Alabama’s strength of schedule, but it misses one crucial point.“This is now the second week in a row that he’s referenced Mississippi State, who they beat when MSU was 4-0, but they conveniently keep going back to that game, but inconveniently keep forgetting that Kamario Taylor was banged up and playing through a toe injury that he ended up missing the rest of the season.”Alabama football was rewarded for its Saturday win over LSU when the College Football Playoff committee unveiled its latest set of rankings Tuesday. The Crimson Tide was ranked No. 3 in the nation, up from No. 5 before the LSU victory.The Tide (7-2) would get a first-round bye if the rankings were to hold until the end of the season. Alabama remained ranked well ahead of Tennessee, another two loss SEC team, which beat Alabama 26-10 in October in Knoxville.Mark Heim is a senior writer who provides sports, news and trending content. He co-hosts a daily sports radio show on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. Heim has been recognized with awards for his writing, headlines and...