The College Football Committee made the shocking decision on Sunday to place the Alabama Crimson Tide in the playoffs over the undefeated Florida State Seminoles.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who is currently trailing frontrunner Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to voice his outrage at the selection.
“What we learned today is that you can go undefeated and win your conference championship game, but the College Football Playoff committee will ignore these results,” DeSantis wrote on X. “Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an outstanding season and winning the ACC championship!”
What we learned today is that you can go undefeated and win your conference championship game, but the College Football Playoff committee will ignore these results.
Congratulations to @FSUFootball on an outstanding season and winning the ACC championship!
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) December 3, 2023
DeSantis was far from alone, too.
“1. @FSUFootball is undefeated. 2. FSU won the conference championship with a 3rd string QB. 3. Texas was never ranked ahead of FSU all year. 4. FSU didn’t need a hail mary to survive rivalry week like Alabama did. Plus, we won with the 2nd string QB!” wrote Republican Congressman Byron Donalds.
“Like millions of college football fans, I was infuriated by the illogical decision to rob @FSUFootball of the chance to play in the @CFBPlayoff. I’ll be demanding the committee answer as to how this decision was made and what led to this outcome,” wrote Republican Senator Rick Scott.
Republicans weren’t the only party furious about the selection, either.
“I am circulating a letter and will be doing a resolution condemning @NCAAFootball @NCAA decision to leave @FSUFootball out of the playoffs. This decision is about TV money, a corrupt decision for college athletics,” wrote Democrat Jared Moskowitz.
There is no word yet on whether state Republicans will pursue legal action against the College Football Playoff.
