Has Kalen DeBoer discussed Alabama football’s CFP ranking with players?

Alabama football is ranked No. 5 in the College Football Playoff ranking at 6-2.

The ranking has been met with mixed reactions from many. Kalen DeBoer was asked if he discussed the ranking with Alabama players on “Hey Coach.”

“We haven’t talked about it,” DeBoer said. “I mean, they’re going to see it. It’s around. I’m sure it’s on every sports station and then some. So they’re going to see it. But they know that it doesn’t really matter. We got to continue to just do our part and do our job and continue to move forward.”

There were some in opposition to the Tide being ranked No. 5 in the first rankings of the season. The College Football Playoff Committee Chair Hunter Yurachek discussed the committee’s rationale on ESPN.

“I think you look first at Alabama went on the road and beat the team that we have ranked six this week in Kentucky,” Yurachek said. “They also beat South Carolina, who’s ranked in the top 25, and then, I think, many forget that they went on the road and beat Mississippi State when Mississippi State was undefeated and at full strength, and we really valued that as a strong win for Alabama back there in the early part of the season, when Mississippi, again, they had that quarterback, Kamario Taylor, that was very, very good, and Mississippi State was on a roll at that time. And so, with those, we see those as three quality wins. 
Yes, they had a loss to Tennessee. Tennessee doesn’t have the same level of quality wins. They do have the win against Alabama, but you have to go a little bit deeper to see Tennessee with another quality win on their schedule.”