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Early Opponent Analysis: LSU

Brett Weisband

By Brett Weisband

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Coming off of a bye week, CFP No. 6 Alabama (7-1, 4-1) travels for its final road test of the season on Saturday. They run up against a resurgent LSU team that sits at 7-2 (3-2) and is in the midst of a three-game winning streak. The Alabama-LSU rivalry is a spirited one, but Alabama has won three straight in the series.

Here’s an early look at the Tigers:

LSU TEAM LEADERS

Passing: Anthony Jennings, 1,190 yards, 8 TD, 5 INT
Rushing: Leonard Fournette, 657 yards,7 TD
Receiving: Travin Dural, 27 rec., 676 yards, 7 TD
Tackles: Kwon Alexander, 57 total tackles (27 solo, 30 assisted)
Interceptions: Ronald Martin, Tre’Davious White and Rickey Jefferson, 2 INT each
Sacks: Jermauria Rasco, 3.0 sacks

LSU TEAM NATIONAL RANKINGS

Scoring Offense: 32.8 points per game (No. 45)
Scoring Defense: 15.9 points per game (No. 4)
Pass Offense: 188.6 yards per game (No. 101)
Pass Defense: 158.4 yards per game (No. 4)
Rush Offense: 225.7 yards per game (No. 26)
Rush Defense: 159.7 yards per game (No. 64)

Brett Weisband

A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.

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