During warmups of LSU’s game against Alabama last Saturday, the sidelines were packed with people. There were celebrities, like actor Vince Vaughn, and former first-round draft picks, like running back Leonard Fournette. There was a World Series star, Alex Bregman, and a U.S. congressman, Rep. Steve Scalise (R., La.). And there were more than a dozen NFL scouts, scattered around the field in team apparel, sizing up the handfuls of future pros.
The meeting between the Tigers and the Crimson Tide annually draws more NFL interest than any other regular season college football game, but it might get topped this weekend.