USA TODAY
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two years ago, after a loss in Tuscaloosa, Ed Orgeron defiantly promised: “We coming!” Saturday, his LSU Tigers arrived, snapping an eight-game losing streak to rival Alabama, 46-34. LSU scored two touchdowns in the final 26 seconds of the first half, then held off the Crimson Tide’s comeback.
Senior quarterback Joe Burrow powered the Tigers to those late first-half scores, and then engineered two fourth-quarter touchdown drives to win it.
In the end, LSU was better than Alabama. Just maybe, it’s the nation’s best team, period. The Tigers have the inside track to the SEC West division crown and from there to the College Football Playoff.