Author: Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY NETWORK

Cincinnati brings variety to a College Football Playoff system that had grown stale, but this four-team playoff still needed Alabama, too.

Georgia might get another shot at Alabama, but the Bulldogs better hope this wasn’t their best punch after Alabama supplied an SEC whupping.

This is the 2021 Crimson Tide, a group that majors in drama — never more so than in Alabama’s 24-22 Iron Bowl victory over Auburn.

Auburn’s Bryan Harsin and Mississippi State’s Mike Leach have created distractions for their programs in keeping COVID-19 vaccination status private.

ESPN’s Michael Wilbon is off base when he says that Lane Kiffin is “a clown” and “an embarrassment.” He’s one of the top coaches in the sport.

Tennessee’s decision to replace Army with Akron on 2022 football schedule is dishonorable. Medal of Honor recipients were to be recognized at game.

Steve Spurrier went 14-10 as a head coach against Tennessee, but the king of the quip and former Florida coach counts 15 victories over the Vols.

Even when Lane Kiffin is not in the building, he attracts a lot of attention. But a rout of Louisville was about what’s brewing in Ole Miss’ program.