Sec in bowl games

Note: This post will be updated throughout the day as bowl games are announced and betting odds are made available.

Alabama is the defending national champions. Cincinnati, which beat Houston to win the American Athletic Conference, will enter the playoff as a Group of 5 representative with a record. Coach Luke Fickell has been one of the more sought after names in college football, but he remains with the Bearcats as they pursue a national championship.

That starts on Dec. Michigan is and won its first Big Ten conference title under Jim Harbaugh by beating Iowa during championship weekend. The Wolverines knocked off Ohio State the week before and are considered one of the hottest teams in all of college football. You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account.

You are commenting using your Twitter account. Along with that, Florida experienced a multitude of players opting out of the bowl game along with their starting quarterback, Emory Jones, announcing he would be entering the transfer portal after the bowl game, but still played in the game. The Florida football program experienced a lot of turmoil and turnover over the last month which isn't exactly ideal heading into a bowl game.

Not to make excuses for the Gators, but when taking into account the events that occurred leading up to the game, it is safe to say that the major focus of the team was centered around what the season holds as opposed to winning a bowl game that they became eligible for in the last game of the regular season.

Nonetheless, another brutal loss for the conference. In the most recent action, both the Auburn Tigers and Mississippi State Bulldogs suffered losses in their bowl games on Tuesday. The Tigers were without their starting quarterback, Bo Nix, who announced he would be transferring to the University of Oregon and that absence was very apparent as they only put up 13 total points in the game. Mississippi State on the other hand was outplayed from the first whistle and head coach, Mike Leach, received a point loss from the Texas Tech Raiders, who he formerly coached.

The conference slogan for the SEC is "It just means more" but clearly that has not been the case thus far in the bowl season.

If the game was judged fairly, then Tennessee would have come out on top. There are still chances to improve in the coming days. Both College Football Playoff semifinal games feature two talented SEC programs-- Alabama and Georgia-- that are both looking to make it into the national championship.

Three more SEC teams will ring in with big-time bowl appearances. Arkansas will be the first college football team to take the field in the new year as they look to win a huge game against Penn State in the Outback Bowl. There is a good possibility of an all-SEC championship, which would do wonders for the conference as a whole. Despite a rough start, there are still at least six matchups to go before the clock runs out on the SEC postseason. The teams remaining will need to fight hard and bring back the conference pride that has dwindled over the past week.

SI TIX.