ST. LOUIS — Monday night’s biggest winner was determined long before the firing of the first confetti cannon.
Unlike bundled-up fans of the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide who made their way to frigid Indianapolis for college football’s national championship game, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey rolled into Lucas Oil Stadium knowing he could feel nothing but warmth.
Before kickoff, his league was guaranteed to have its fifth CFP champion in eight installments of this four-team version of the playoff. This year marked a third consecutive winner. And it was the second time in five seasons a Georgia-Alabama championship clash guaranteed in advance the arrival of an SEC victory.
