College Football Playoff Controversy: SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey Weighs In
The College Football Playoff (CFP) controversy that rocked the sport last season has not yet fully subsided. The latest development comes from SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, who has spoken out about the playoff snub that left Florida State feeling frustrated and disappointed.
In an interview with Jacksonville’s 1010 AM, Sankey expressed his thoughts on the situation, stating that Georgia was one of the best four teams in the nation and deserved to be in the playoff. However, he also acknowledged that the SEC was not loud about Georgia’s exclusion from the playoff, which some may interpret as a subtle shot at Florida State.
The Seminoles, who capped a 13-0 season with an ACC title, were left out of the playoff due to the injury to their starting quarterback, Jordan Travis. The team’s offense struggled without Travis, and they dropped to No. 5 in the final CFP rankings.
The playoff snub led to widespread consternation in Tallahassee, with the Seminoles feeling they got a raw deal as one-loss Alabama made the playoff after an upset of Georgia in the SEC title game.
Florida State and Georgia did meet in the Orange Bowl as a consolation prize, but the game did not go well for the Seminoles, who were beaten 63-3 by the Bulldogs. Many of FSU’s star players opted out of the game following the playoff exclusion.
Thankfully, the controversy surrounding the fifth and sixth-best teams in the country is set to be resolved in the upcoming season, which marks the first for the expanded 12-team playoff. Both Florida State and Georgia are favored to be part of the playoff again this season, with the Bulldogs being the national title favorites at BetMGM at +300 and the Seminoles favored to win the ACC and +150 to make the playoff field.
