There is no debate that Alabama Football will face at least one outstanding regular-season defense and likely a better one in an SEC Championship game. LSU’s defense is clearly primed to field the toughest defense among Alabama Crimson Tide regular season opponents.
With a return from injury by Maason Smith, LSU’s defensive front should be fearsome. Alabama football fans may be reluctant to agree but LSU linebacker, Harold Perkins Jr. could be the nation’s best at his position. Transfer additions will have to stabilize the LSU secondary, but when ESPN ranked LSU as college football’s eighth-best defense and the third-best in the SEC, there is little room to argue.