Overview
- Alabama won 20-9, dropping LSU to 5-4 as Garrett Nussmeier spent most of the second half on the sideline.
- Interim coach Frank Wilson made the third-quarter change after a 14-yard red-zone sack on LSU’s first drive after halftime.
- Sophomore transfer Michael Van Buren entered and went 5-of-11 for 52 yards before a late fumble that London Simmons recovered.
- Saturday’s appearance was Van Buren’s third of the season, leaving him one game shy of the NCAA four-game redshirt threshold.
- Nussmeier has played through an abdominal strain since before the season, and this was Wilson’s first game since Brian Kelly’s firing less than two weeks ago.