Alabama to Sugar Bowl after missing playoff

Any drama about Alabama’s postseason plan was resolved before noon Sunday.

For the second time in nine years, the Crimson Tide won’t play in the College Football Playoff. The official announcements of the New Year’s Six bowl matchups will come later Sunday but the rankings revealed spells out where Alabama is headed. As the No. 5 team in the CFP rankings, Alabama’s the highest-ranked SEC team not in the playoff. That means it will head to the Sugar Bowl.The game will kick off at 11 a.m. CT on New Year’s Eve in New Orleans.Nick Saban made his case in multiple interviews Saturday nightKansas State nearly shook things up with a 31-28 win over TCU in the Big 12 title game but the loss didn’t knock the Horned Frogs out of the playoff.

The Wildcats’ three losses came to Tulane , TCU and Texas . The Longhorns would be the only common opponent as Alabama won in Austin, 20-19 in Week 2.Michael Casagrande is a reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter

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