Week 11 brings another de facto playoff elimination game for the Alabama Crimson Tide, who will face the LSU Tigers Saturday night at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge in one of the biggest showdowns of the 2024 college football season.
Alabama (6-2) is coming off a bye week following a 34-0 shutout victory over the Missouri Tigers at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Oct. 26. The Crimson Tide got a major bounce-back victory thanks in no small part to its strong rushing attack. Justice Haynes, Jam Miller, Jalen Milroe and company rushed for 271 yards on 37 carries (7.3 AVG). Milroe also threw for 215 yards on 16-of-26 passing.
The Crimson Tide defense stifled Missouri and banged-up quarterback Brady Cook before backup Drew Pyne entered the game in the second half and turned the ball over three times. Alabama’s defense had one of its best performances of the season, holding Mizzou to just 239 yards of total offense.
Alabama is ranked No. 11 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. LSU (6-2) is ranked No. 13 and is also coming off a bye week after falling to the Texas A&M Aggies, 38-23, in College Station on Oct. 26.
On Thursday, USA TODAY Sports college football experts released their predictions for every Top 25 team in Week 11, including Alabama vs. LSU. Four members of the the six-member panel of Dan Wolken, Paul Myerberg, Eddie Timanus, Scooby Axson, Jordan Mendoza and Erick Smith predicted the Crimson Tide to win.
Myerberg, Smith, Timanus and Mendoza took Milroe and Alabama to win,…
