ESPN’s college football punditry seems to be showing favoritism toward the SEC, but it is really showing favoritism toward the art of the “take.”

This is not about formulas or selection procedures. Fixing the College Football Playoff is based on improved scheduling. Let's walk through this conversation after a weekend of blowout football games:

You can’t have it both ways, ESPN. Either Tennessee didn’t belong just as much as SMU and Indiana, or all 3 teams deserved a shot. You can’t play favorites with the SEC.

ESPN's coverage of the first round of the College Football Playoff was embarrassing. Several key fixtures in the sport were nothing more than shills for the SEC

The SEC's X account took a swipe at Clemson football following the Tigers' loss at Texas in the College Football Playoff first-round game:

ESPN analyst Booger McFarland weighed in on Clemson’s 38-24 loss to Texas in the College Football Playoff, focusing on the Tigers’ inability to stop the Longhorns’ rushing attack and their struggles to establish their own ground game.