TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A look at the final team statistics gives the impression Alabama and LSU played a close game Saturday night. LSU had two more first downs and seven more yards of total offense. Each team punted eight times.
And still, somehow the No. 2 Crimson Tide never seemed in any danger of losing. They beat No. 19 LSU 24-10 in a rivalry that used to be the SEC’s marquee game.
For all the upheaval and dysfunction surrounding the LSU football program the last couple of years — Les Miles’ midseason firing, the loss to Troy, etc.