Illinois coach Bret Bielema comes off as an affable old-school guy, but he's also a competitive Gen-Xer who isn't shy about speaking his mind on social media. On Sunday evening, Bielema hopped on his X social media account to do a bit of public jockeying and make his case for his Illini (9-3) as the College Football Playoff committee reaches the final stages of settling on the participants for the 12-team year-end college football tournament.

Lane Kiffin spent some of his Sunday stumping for Ole Miss to be a part of the 12-team College Football Playoff. And, in doing so, the Rebels coach posted his team should be included before the Alabama Crimson Tide but Kalen DeBoer’s team has the advantage of being a brand. He tagged the CFP committee in a couple of posts.

The Ole Miss Rebels should've been sitting pretty for a College Football Playoff Bid this week. But, a late loss to an average Florida team and a