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,

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.

Until now, the SEC was pushing the idea of giving itself four automatic qualifiers in any future College Football Playoff, but the sport’s most dominant confere