LSU football and Alabama square off with College Football Playoff hopes hanging in the balance. Follow the LSU-Alabama score, live updates here.

That big cat watched while Alabama’s offense purred, as LSU looked some combination of woefully unprepared and ill-equipped to stop Jalen Milroe and Co. For the second year in a row, Milroe ran circles around an LSU defense that remains befuddled by any ...

Third down might be what wins the game. LSU’s offense (10th nationally) and Alabama’s defense (18th) are among the best nationally while the other side is the opposite: Alabama’s third down offense is 66th nationally while LSU’s defense ranks 79th.