Current Blue Bloods in the SEC

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Alabama
The Crimson Tide had periods of ultimate dominance under Bear Bryant and Nick Saban, but they also won national titles under Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas and Gene Stallings. Alabama remains dominant in this generation, satisfying the recency requirement easily.

Oklahoma
The mid-to-late 1990s are the only real down era for Oklahoma football. For the rest of the Sooners’ history, they’ve been excellent. They haven’t won a national title since the 2000 season, but they played for it after the 2003, 2004 and 2008 seasons and made the four-team College Football Playoff four times.

Georgia
The Wally Butts, Vince Dooley and Mark Richt eras probably were enough to get the Bulldogs on the list, but Kirby Smart’s dominant tenure eliminates any room for debate. Georgia is the current most feared program in college football, and Smart doesn’t seem willing to relinquish that title.

Texas
Even though they won a national title in the 2005 season, the Longhorns also felt in danger of slipping out of the recency requirement. Making the four-team CFP last season and a clear resurgence in player development have put those concerns to rest for now.

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