Headed into the start of SEC spring meetings, the Big Ten believed it had a partner in its push to transform the College Football Playoff into something more akin to the NFL. The Big Ten and SEC have grown significantly closer over the last year,

Elite opinion inside the SEC appears to be moving away from granting the conference four auto bids in the future College Football Playoff, but it sounds like that’s an idea commissioner Greg Sankey never really liked anyway.

Many people are counting out the Oklahoma Sooners after their abysmal first season in SEC play. The Sooners went 6-7 last season, with some pitiful performances against South Carolina and LSU marring their season.