Alabama’s dreams of another SEC championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff are still alive.
The Crimson Tide defeated rival LSU 42-28 Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium, getting some revenge for last year’s defeat while staying on the inside track in the race for the SEC West title.
This one started as a shootout, but the Tide took control down the stretch to put the Tigers away.
Crimson Tide QB Jalen Milroe was brilliant, throwing for 219 yards and rushing 20 times for 155 yards. He set an Alabama quarterback record with four rushing touchdowns.
His play was matched most of the game by Jayden Daniels. Alabama had few answers in the early going for LSU’s Heisman Trophy contender, who finished 15-for-25 passing for 219 yards with two touchdowns and added 163 yards and another touchdown on the ground. But Daniels was forced from the game in the fourth quarter after he entered concussion protocol following a hit that drew a roughing the passer penalty.
That took the air out of any potential LSU comeback.
The game was tied 21-21 at halftime, and LSU drove right down the field on its first possession of the second half to take the lead. But that would end the scoring for college football’s best offense.
Alabama answered with a touchdown to tie the game. LSU followed up with its first punt of the day and Alabama took the lead for good with a touchdown. Two plays into LSU’s next drive, Daniels threw an interception and Alabama cashed in once again to go up two touchdowns.
Daniels was hurt the next drive
LSU vs. Alabama highlights
College football Week 10 scores
- Clemson 31, No. 12 Notre Dame 23
- No. 25 North Carolina 59, Campbell 7
- No. 6 Texas 33, Kansas State 30 (OT)
- No. 10 Ole Miss 38, Texas A&M 35
- No. 16 Tennessee 59, UConn 3
- No. 3 Ohio State 35, Rutgers 16
- No. 18 Utah 55, Arizona State 3
- Army 23, No. 17 Air Force 3
- No. 4 Florida State 24, Pittsburgh 7
- No. 15 Louisville 34, Virginia Tech 3
- Oklahoma State 27, No. 11 Oklahoma 24
- No. 1 Georgia 30, No. 14 Missouri 21
- No. 9 Penn State 51, Maryland 15
- No. 21 Tulane 13, East Carolina 10
- No. 24 James Madison 42, Georgia State 14
- No. 7 Oregon 63, California 19
- No. 23 Kansas 28, Iowa State 21
- No. 5 Washington 52, No. 22 Southern Cal 42
- No. 2 Michigan 41, Purdue 13
- No. 8 Alabama 42, No. 13 LSU 28
- No. 19 Oregon State 26, Colorado 19
- Arizona 27, No. 20 UCLA 10