Here are five teams that didn’t make the College Football Playoff this season that should be strong contenders for qualification next season.

Alabama football was allegedly one of the schools in the mix for Miami's $4 million Cam Ward replacement under center.

A few college football blue bloods were interested in Carson Beck after he decided to enter the transfer portal instead of head to the NFL draft.

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa shakes hands with his father, Galu Tagovailoa, before an NFL game against the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 24, 2023, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

While reports have mentioned that Beck entered the transfer portal with a "do not contact" tag, new details from On3Sports reveal that the Bulldogs attempted to keep Beck in-house and Georgia's rival, the Alabama Crimson Tide, also contacted Beck.

Alabama fans should be worried about 2025 quarterback situation as Kalen DeBoer desperately attempted to lure Carson Beck to Tuscaloosa.

Carson Beck will finish out his college career at Miami. The signal caller opted to transfer from Georgia after three seasons. Many initially believed

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings also lost. That ensured 10 other former Alabama players — including Minkah Fitzpatrick, Najee Harris, Pat Surtain II, Josh Jacobs and Xavier McKinney — won’t be playing in Super Bowl LIX.

Carson Beck's Georgia career came to an abrupt end after suffering an elbow injury during the SEC title game against the Texas Longhorns. The injury kept Beck

Network's Matt Hayes reported on Wednesday that Georgia wanted former quarterback Carson Beck to return to the Bulldogs after he entered the transfer

Several rescue crews responded to a cave site in Alabama, where a 15-year-old boy was trapped after falling 30-feet, a sheriff said. Getty Images/iStockphoto While exploring a cave in Alabama on a ...

Kalen DeBoer’s Alabama football program was the second call Carson Beck received after hitting the transfer portal last week. The first call came from Kirby Smart and Georgia, but the only ...