SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee defended the ACC after it had just one team in the top-12 of the preliminary College Football Playoff rankings.
The ACC and Big 12 each had just one team earn a spot in the preliminary top-12 rankings, while the Big Ten and SEC had four each.SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee works on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA football game against Houston Christian at Ford Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, in Dallas.So when head coach Rhett Lashlee addressed the media Tuesday morning after practice, the fight he entered on behalf of the conference is one he’s no stranger to.
The rankings showed where the committee’s biases lie, with a one-loss Penn State earning the sixth ranking above undefeated Indiana and BYU . In an unprecedented year where the committee will select 12 teams to make the newly expanded playoff, every decision is critical — and the early indications show that ACC may be largely left behind.
“When other leagues beat each other up internally, they’re considered a deep, solid league. When we beat up internally, we’re considered a weak league,” Lashlee said. “There’s a lot of teams that should argue they should belong in, so I’m not discrediting anyone.
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