TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- This wasn't the level of domination we'd become accustomed to.
No. 2-ranked Alabama wouldn't just shove No. 19 LSU around like it did everyone else it faced this season. The Tigers were too talented for that, too motivated to pull off the upset in Tuscaloosa.
And while the upset never came, Nick Saban's squad would get everything it could handle during a 24-10 win at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday night.
First, Minkah Fitzpatrick went down with what appeared to be a pulled hamstring. Then, a few minutes later, Alabama's star defensive back took a hit to the head that sent him back to the sideline.