Alabama football did not have a tall task Saturday afternoon in Tuscaloosa.
The Crimson Tide easily handled its annual FCS opponent, beating Mercer 52-7 before SEC dates against Oklahoma and Auburn to end the 2024 regular season.
After the Mercer win, Alabama remains firmly in the hunt for a spot in the College Football Playoff with a clearer path to the SEC championship game, mostly hinging on whether or not the Crimson Tide wins out.
Here are the latest bowl projections for Alabama heading into a road tilt with the Sooners at 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday.
The Athletic : No. 11 Alabama at No. 6 Penn State to play No. 3 Miami; College Football Playoff, Dec. 20 or 21
CBS Sports : No. 2 Alabama vs No. 7 Georgia/No. 10 Notre Dame in Sugar Bowl; College Football Playoff, Jan. 1
247Sports : No. 11 Alabama at No. 6 Notre Dame to play No. 3 Miami; College Football Playoff, Dec. 20 or 21
ESPN (Mark Schlabach): No. 8 Alabama at No. 9 Ole Miss to play No. 1 Oregon; College Football Playoff, Dec. 20 or 21
Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. Reach him at cgay@gannett.com or follow him @_ColinGay on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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