Alabama and LSU face off in an SEC showdown. Check back throughout the game for updates.
No. 8 Alabama hosts No. 14 LSU in an SEC West showdown. The game kicks off at 7:45 p.m. and will be broadcast by CBS.LSU is 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the SEC. Alabama is 7-1 overall and 5-0 in the SEC.This is the 23rd time Alabama and LSU are meeting while both ranked in the top 15 of the AP poll. That’s the fourth-most of any series, behind only Michigan-Ohio State, Oklahoma-Texas and Notre Dame-USC.
Saban is 12-5 as head coach of Alabama against LSU. He was 4-1 of head coach of LSU against Alabama from 2000-04.Saban is 53-20 against AP top-15 teams at Alabama, though he’s lost four of his past seven.Brian Kelly is 6-17 overall as a head coach against AP top-10 teams. His only road wins against top-10 teams were with Notre Dame against Oklahoma and Michigan State in 2012.LSU has nine all-time wins against Alabama teams ranked in the AP top 10.