Three Week 12 SEC matchups with major postseason implications

The GIST: Hear that? Sounds like postseason panic setting in as college football careens into Week 12 of the 15-week regular season. With four top-25 matchups on tomorrow’s docket, the College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee is watching closely — here are the teams with the most to gain (and the most to lose).

🤘🐶 No. 10 Texas seeks miraculous bounceback against No. 5 Georgia: The Longhorns have been on a rollercoaster ride with quarterback (QB) Arch Manning (yes, of Manning Family fame) going from Heisman Trophy favorite to flop and back again. But they’ve gritted out four straight wins, and a victory on Georgia’s home field would make them instant CFP shoe-ins once again.

• But it won’t come easy: Led by QB Gunner Stockton, Georgia’s offense is absolutely humming. The last time these teams met, in last year’s SEC championship game, it went to overtime…in other words, clear your cal for 7:30 p.m. ET.

❤️🐘 No. 11 Oklahoma needs a signature win at No. 4 Alabama at 3:30 p.m. ET: Oklahoma’s 7-2 record is nothing to sniff at, unless you’re fighting for your life (and a ticket to the conference championship) in the cutthroat SEC. An upset over the Crimson Tide and star QB Ty Simpson might just balance out the Sooners’ previous losses.

👀 No. 6 Ole Miss head coach (HC) Lane Kiffin at center of spicy B plot: The 9-1 Rebels are rolling as they host a hollowed-out Florida squad tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET…and rumor has it, Kiffin is Florida’s No. 1 target in their HC hunt after showing Billy Napier the door three weeks ago.

• There are also “Kiffin to the NFL” rumors swirling, so while the on-field action should be pretty lopsided, all eyes will be on the sidelines. Drama, drama.