It’s the start of a new era (yet again) in college football. The College Football Playoff was finally ushered in back during the 2014 season, but it had only been four teams (masked as an “and-one”) invited to the party up until this season.

The first College Football Playoff rankings come out soon, so we offer projections and predictions of where Alabama football will fall.

A key SEC football rivalry kicks off under the lights as No. 14 LSU welcomes No. 11 Alabama as both teams look to avoid a costly loss. Let’s check in with the l