Overview
- Alabama held LSU to 232 yards, 13 first downs and no touchdowns, marking the Tigers’ first TD drought since the 2012 title game.
- Ty Simpson went 21-of-35 for 277 yards and a touchdown, engineering a 34-second, two-play strike before halftime that made it 17-3.
- The Crimson Tide’s rushing woes persisted with 56 yards on 26 carries despite a bye-week push to reboot the ground game.
- LSU’s first outing under interim coach Frank Wilson included a third-quarter benching of Garrett Nussmeier for Michael Van Buren, 10 penalties and three red-zone field goals.
- Kicker Conor Talty missed a 26-yarder but hit from 45 and 44 yards, with the late make restoring a two-score cushion as Alabama improved to 8-1 (6-0 SEC).