After firing coach Brian Kelly midway through his fourth season, LSU is heading to face No. 4 Alabama with aspirations of disrupting what is becoming a storybook season for the Crimson Tide. Bama is in pole position to reach the SEC Championship Game and has an inside track to receive a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff after missing out on the 12-team field last season in coach Kalen DeBoer’s first year.
Given where Alabama and LSU stood after Week 1, taking stock of their situations entering their Week 11 matchup is a bit jarring. The Tigers rose all the way to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 following a Week 1 win at Clemson. But a 2-3 start to SEC play was enough to get Kelly canned, especially after a listless second-half performance in a loss to Texas A&M that effectively ended LSU’s CFP hopes.
Alabama, by contrast, fell to No. 21 in the AP poll with a stunning Week 1 loss at Florida State. But with quarterback Ty Simpson emerging as a top Heisman Trophy contender, the Crimson Tide have rebounded magnificently to enter the season’s home stretch in great shape.
Keep it locked here as CBS Sports provides you with live updates, highlights and analysis as Alabama battles LSU in a Week 11 showdown.
