When Trey Mullinax drained an eagle putt on the 17th hole of the NCAA Golf Championships on Wednesday, it meant more to The University of Alabama than back-to-back golf titles. That victory marked the 25th team national championship for Crimson Tide athletics.
Good luck finding a college football debate with the ferocity and longevity of national championship claims. Discussing the haves and have nots of the sport is much like kicking an ant bed. Take one shot at a team's title count and watch how incited a fanbase becomes.
As Auburn prepares for its second national championship game in four years, athletic director Jay Jacobs says he might add to the number of championships that the school claims.