Alabama vs. LSU 2012: The game of the century of yet another year

The Tigers were held scoreless, 21-0, in the previous meeting between the two teams at the 2012 BCS National Championship game, and will once again have to deal with an Alabama front seven that may very well be the best unit in America. Even though the Tigers were afforded a full week to prepare due to their timely bye week, Miles’ offense continues to struggle to move the ball through the air on a weekly basis.

Undefeated through their first eight games, the Tide have their sights on helping to lock up an SEC title game berth with another victory. Seeking his second straight victory over LSU in the series, head coach Nick Saban’s stingy Alabama defense is holding opponents to a FBS-best 8.1 points per game.

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Olympic track and field athlete Lolo Jones will join the College GameDay crew this Saturday morning to pick college football games before No. 5 LSU hosts No. 1 Alabama Saturday night. She will join Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit to make the pick of the week from the host site, when Corso always suits up in the mascot gear of the team he’s picking that week.

Jones is a 2005 LSU graduate, and earned All-American honors 11 times during her track career while she competed for the Tigers. Jones placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2012 London Olympics, and holds two gold medals from the World Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles. She also holds the American record in the 60-meter hurdles. On Oct. 25, she was named to the U.S. women’s bobsled team.

Montgomery is a South Carolina native and close friends with Lattimore.

The star running back hasn’t used his redshirt season yet, so Lattimore does have options if his rehab should cut into his 2013-14 campaign.

With just a few days to go before the LSU-Alabama game, once again, an Alabama statue is the target of rival fans. Last week, a Mississippi State fan out a “We Believe” t-shirt on the Bear Bryant statue. This week, someone pinned a tiger’s tail on Nick Saban’s statue. And on his birthday, no less.

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What looked at the time like a season-ending knee injury turned out to be a dislcoated kneecap for 2012 Sealy (TX) athlete Ricky Seals-Jones, who returned to action for the first time Friday night against Columbus (TX) for the first time since he sustained the injury in early September in a game against Houston (TX) St. Pius X that was televised on ESPNU.

It was a typical performance for the electric playmaker on Friday night, featuring a touchdown reception and an interception returned for a touchdowns.

Cooper twisted his ankle in the same game.

McCarron has appeared in all eight games for the Crimson Tide this season. He’s completed 68 percent of his passes for 1,684 yards and 18 touchdowns. McCarron has yet to throw an interception this season. Cooper has been McCarron’s favorite target this season. The freshman has 32 catches for 472 yards and five touchdowns. All stats lead the team. He’s averaging 59 yards per game.

Alabama is ranked No. 1 in the country in both the BCS and AP polls, while LSU is ranked No. 6 this season.

The Crimson Tide have started the season 8-0 overall and 5-0 in the SEC. LSU is 7-1 on the year and 3-1 in conference play, with its only loss coming against Florida on Oct. 6.