It’s officially politicking season in college football. With less than a week remaining until the final 12-team College Football Playoff field is set, University of Alabama athletic director Greg Byrne is making his pitch for why the Crimson Tide should make the playoff.

With the Crimson Tide not playing Saturday in Atlanta, its campaign has begun for a spot in the 12-team field, even with three losses. UA athletics director Greg Byrne posted a pitch for Alabama online Monday, and on Tuesday, head coach Kalen DeBoer spoke on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show.

Ole Miss football, Alabama Crimson Tide, and South Carolina Gamecocks are teams on the outside looking in of the top 12 of the College Football Playoff rankings. The Crimson Tide are at No. 13 while the Rebels and the Gamecocks are at No.