Crimson Tide slog through to beat Tigers in Week 11
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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.
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.
Saturday, it would be Alabama coming away with a 20-9 win over the Tigers in a game where the Crimson Tide did not necessarily play their best game. However, it was still enough for Alabama to pickup the win, and in the process, remaining tied atop the SEC standings with a trip to Atlanta in their sights.
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.
Here's what LSU interim coach Frank Wilson had to say about Alabama football after the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers, 20-9.
The LSU Tigers make their way to Tuscaloosa in Week 11, stage set for another chapter of the iconic rivalry to unfold.
Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer shares an inside look at how Alabama was able to prepare for the matchup against the Tigers.