LSU has not added two former NFL players to its roster for its season-opening game against Clemson, even though a judge in Baton Rouge cleared the way for them to play.
Action 8 Lace Up Sports is in Tampa, Florida, for SEC Media Days, where the head coach being watched most closely may be LSU’s Lane Kiffin.
Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed to.
No. 4 Alabama delivered its best defensive effort in SEC play this season to beat LSU 20-9, keeping the Tigers out of the end zone for the first time since the 2012 national championship game.
LSU has fired head football coach Brian Kelly during the fourth season of a 10-year contract worth about $100 million.
Both Alabama and LSU are in the thick of the race for one of the 12 College Football Playoff spots with a month to go, but a third loss for either team would be a severe blow to their chances.
Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe rushed for 155 yards and four touchdowns and passed for another 219 yards to lead No. 8 Alabama to a 42-28 victory over No. 13 LSU Saturday night in Tuscaloosa.
Auburn hasn’t had much scoring punch in its three SEC games, during which it has averaged 16 points.
Auburn is chasing its first conference victory and first triumph over a ranked team this season when the Tigers play LSU in Death Valley.
Alabama, which was favored by nearly two touchdowns, lost to LSU in Tiger Stadium for the first time since 2010.
