Arguably the biggest rivalry in the SEC West is here, as No. 1 Alabama travels to Baton Rogue to take on the No. 13 LSU Tigers this Saturday night in Death Valley. This game marks the 81st meeting between these two programs -- Alabama leads the all-time series with a 50-25-5 record, one that dates all the way back to the year 1895.
Alabama vs. LSU live stream 2016: How to watch online and what to know
Can Alabama make it six straight against LSU on Saturday night? Here’s everything to know about this game, real quick.
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The Tide has dominated this series recently, having won the last five meetings, starting with the 2012 BCS title game which resulted in a 21-0 Alabama victory. Losing the last five games against Alabama is a big factor that went into LSU’s decision to fire head coach Les Miles earlier this season. Now, the Tigers have won their last three games under interim head coach Ed Orgeron, and the offense has found new life under offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger.
However, Alabama is the No. 1 team in the land, and has looked virtually untouchable all season. Can Orgeron pull off what would be an unbelievable upset?
How to watch, stream, and listen
TV: 8 p.m. ET, CBS, Gary Danielson, Verne Lundquist will be on the call with Allie LaForce on the sidelines.
Online streaming: Saturday night’s game can be live streamed on CBSSports.com.
Spread: Alabama is currently a 7-point favorite.
Make friends: Get to SB Nation’s team blog chats for this game at And The Valley Shook for LSU fans and Roll Bama Roll for Tide fans.
Three big things to know
1. Ed Orgeron has upset a top-five team as an interim head coach: In 2013, Orgeron was USC’s interim head coach after Lane Kiffin was fired. He led USC to a 6-2 record the rest of the way, including an upset of No. 5 Stanford toward the end of the season.
2. LSU running back Leonard Fournette is out for revenge: Last year, Alabama’s defense completely stuffed the junior, who was the Heisman frontrunner entering the game against the Tide. Fournette had just 31 yards and a touchdown against Alabama. His previous season-low to that point had been 150 yards against Western Kentucky.
3. Alabama makes opponents pay with turnovers: Alabama has scored 12 non-offensive touchdowns this season, a figure that leads the NCAA. What’s more impressive, and perhaps more dangerous for LSU, is the fact that nine of those scores have been either fumble or interception returns for touchdowns.
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