Some of it may be overboard, dancing on the grave of a not-dead patient by SEC haters who finally see their chance. Some of it is a chance to vent back at the loud pro-SEC voices, at ESPN and elsewhere. And a lot of this may be premature. New arrival Texas could still bring the SEC its sixth national title in eight years.

Either Marcus Freeman or James Franklin will become the first Black head coach to make an FBS national championship game, and other story lines to watch.

Most expected two blowouts in the quarterfinal round of the College Football Playoff. The routs, however, were anticipated in the Fiesta Bowl and Peach Bowl. Instead, the Rose Bowl between (8) Ohio State and (1) Oregon turned into one of the biggest mismatches of the entire CFP.

Jack Bech led the tributes to his brother, Tiger, on Wednesday after it was revealed the former college football player was among those killed in the New Orleans terror attack.

Family and friends of an Auburn graduate and Montgomery native are still completely shocked after hearing that their loved one would not be coming home from a New Year’s celebration in New Orleans. Drew Dauphin was on Bourbon Street,

Another identity has been released for one of the 15 killed in the New Orleans terrorist attack. It was a student at the University of Alabama.