Fresh off a bye week, Alabama will host LSU this weekend in Tuscaloosa in search of an eighth straight win to take a step closer to the College Football Playoff and the SEC Championship Game.
Alabama figures to need to go 2-1 over its final three SEC games to clinch a spot in the playoff and Atlanta. Winning the first of those three would go a long way toward ensuring it happens.
Despite the turmoil in Baton Rouge surrounding a disappointing 5-3 record and the dismissal of head coach Brian Kelly, Alabama will still be facing one of the nation's most talented teams on Saturday night at Bryant-Denny.