Overview
- With LSU down 17-6 in the third quarter, Harris pulled Nussmeier after a 14-yard sack backed the Tigers out of the red zone.
- Michael Van Buren Jr., a transfer from Mississippi State, entered in the third quarter; this marked his third appearance of the season, leaving one game before redshirt limits are triggered.
- No. 4 Alabama won 20-9, dropping LSU to 5-4.
- Nussmeier finished 18-of-21 for 121 yards with no touchdowns, one interception and two fumbles.
- It was Harris’s first game as interim coach after Brian Kelly’s firing, and Nussmeier’s form has been a season-long concern as he plays through a previously confirmed abdominal strain on an offense hampered by line and rushing issues.