The stakes are high Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, as Alabama and LSU meet for the third time in five years ranked as top-five teams. In the first release of the College Football Playoff Committee’s Top 25 rankings, the Crimson Tide checked in at No. 4, while the Tigers ranked No. 2. Considering the 2015 rankings, recent history between these two teams, SEC, Heisman and national title implications on the line, this matchup between Alabama and LSU is one of the most important (and must-see) games of the 2015 season.
Although this meeting between SEC goliaths is critical in the conference and national title landscape, both teams still have work to do in order to finish in the top four.