LSU nearly saw the three-team cluster just one game on its heels in the SEC West race thinned to just one Saturday.
Tennessee held a 14-13 lead on No. 8 Alabama into the final minutes of their afternoon matchup, but the Crimson Tide (7-1, 4-1) scored a late touchdown, just minutes before the Tigers kicked off against Western Kentucky, to avoid its second loss, 19-14.
No. 5 LSU (7-0, 4-0) beat Western Kentucky, 48-20, and remains the lone undefeated team in the SEC heading to Tuscaloosa on Nov. 7 after a week off.
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