Alabama’s entry into College Football Playoffs draws criticism from broadcaster

Former NBC host Chuck Todd lashed out at the College Football Playoff Committee on Sunday when the Alabama Crimson Tide made the postseason despite having three losses on the year.

Alabama lost to the Georgia Bulldogs 28-7 in the SEC Championship and had two other losses to the Florida State Seminoles and the Oklahoma Sooners. Alabama defeated Georgia by three points earlier in the season.

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When the Crimson Tide earned the No. 9 seed in the College Football Playoff, Todd expressed frustration with officials over the decision.

“Wow. Bama not moving? What a corrupt joke from cmte,” he wrote in a post on X. “Regardless of who gets #10.”

Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer believed in his team’s resume to make the College Football Playoffs regardless of what the experts said.

Former NBC host Chuck Todd made his opinion known on the CFP on December 7, 2025. (Jack Gruber/USA TODAY Staff)

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“When it’s not under your control, there are always moments of anxiety,” he said Sunday via AL.com. “I really still feel good about what we accomplished all season. Just trust that that resume, if you want to call it that, is what’s going to give you the information to help you make this kind of decision.”

Alabama will face Oklahoma in the first round of the College Football Playoff.

The Crimson Tide were ranked higher than the Miami Hurricanes, who narrowly edged out the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Todd, a Miami native, was excited for the Hurricanes to take the field.

Alabama running back Dre Washington (20) runs against Georgia during the first half of a Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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“Well, hallelujah. College Station, here we come,” he wrote on X.