Alabama head coach Nick Saban made the case Saturday for his workforce to make the School Soccer Playoff.
Alabama pulled off the upset win 27-24 over No. 1 Georgia within the SEC Championship Sport at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.
The victory muddied what would have in any other case been Georgia’s clear-cut candidacy to symbolize the SEC within the playoff.
Saban gave his elevator pitch for the Crimson Tide’s candidacy to the CFP choice committee throughout his postgame press convention.
“We gained the SEC. We beat the No. 1 workforce within the nation, which all people thought on the committee was the No. 1 workforce within the nation. They gained 29 straight video games,” stated Saban.
“If we would have liked to do one thing to move the attention take a look at, I suppose that in all probability contributed to it considerably. … I believe this workforce is without doubt one of the 4 greatest groups and one of many groups that’s deserving to be within the playoffs.”
Beating the top-ranked workforce within the nation was definitely an enormous enhance to Alabama’s resume. Nevertheless, their lone loss got here by the hands of Texas, one other 12-1 workforce trying to snag a School Soccer Playoff berth.
As issues stand, undefeated Washington is all-but-guaranteed to make the CFP after beating Oregon within the Pac-12 title recreation. Michigan would additionally absolutely advance in the event that they maintain enterprise Saturday night time in opposition to Iowa. Florida State, regardless of some main quarterback woes, would deserve a spot in the event that they beat Louisville within the ACC Championship to remain undefeated.
The place does that go away Alabama? Saban believes that his workforce has completed sufficient to sneak within the last 4 – however solely time will inform.
