Alabama-LSU football rivalry still great
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No. 12 Oklahoma travels to face No. 4 Alabama at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on ABC.
Here's what you need to know about Oklahoma, what should be the last ranked team on the schedule for Alabama football.
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Alabama-LSU rivalry is losing its shine after Crimson Tide put nail in the coffin of another Tigers era
Up until November 2011, the Alabama vs. LSU rivalry was among the best in college football. The SEC powers traded wins back and forth almost yearly, but Nick Saban's second wind in the 2010s put Alabama's foot on the neck of its rival.
Aside from a 37-yard run by Harlem Berry in the first half, Alabama's defense was dominant. LSU's offense sputtered so badly that interim coach Frank Wilson benched veteran starter Garrett Nussmeier for sophomore Michael Van Buren Jr. in the second half. Van Buren provided a brief spark, but the Tigers (5-4, 2-4 SEC) managed just 232 total yards.
LSU benched Garrett Nussmeier for Michael Van Buren against Alabama. Interim head coach Frank Wilson explained why.
The LSU Tigers remain on the outside looking in of the AP Top-25 Poll after falling to 5-4 on the season following a Week 11 loss to the Alabama Crimson Tide at
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer shares an inside look at how Alabama was able to prepare for the matchup against the Tigers.
It wasn’t an easy two weeks for LSU with a bye leading into its game against Alabama football in Tuscaloosa. The Tigers fired head coach Brian Kelly after an embarrassing loss to Texas A&M in Baton Rouge, then the state’s governor decided to meddle and pushed out athletics director Scott Woodward.
The LSU Tigers (5-4, 2-4 SEC) suffered the program's fourth loss of the season on Saturday night in Tuscaloosa with the Alabama Crimson Tide handling business a