Nick Saban Names Program With Easiest Path To SEC Championship Game

Nick Saban pinpointed one team that could have an inside track to a spot in December's SEC championship game.

During ESPN's "College GameDay," Saban named Missouri's schedule the easiest in the conference.

"If you look at everybody's schedule, Missouri has the easiest path to get in the championship game," Saban said in his debut as a "GameDay" analyst.

ESPN's Football Power Index ranks Missouri's schedule as the conference's easiest.

It plays the four teams ranked to finish at the bottom of the SEC in the conference media's preseason poll (Arkansas, Mississippi State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt) and only three ranked in the Associated Press preseason top 25: No. 20 Texas A&M (Oct. 5), No. 5 Alabama (Oct. 26) and No. 16 Oklahoma (Nov. 9).

Saban also said, "Georgia has one of the toughest paths to get in the championship game," when railing against SEC scheduling.

"It's not all equal," Saban said, adding, "That's going to have something to say on who gets into the championship game."