LSU is sitting pretty at No. 13 in the College Football Playoff rankings, is riding a three-game winning streak under interim head coach Ed Orgeron and has faint hopes at earning a spot in the four-team playoff down the road.
That road has a massive obstruction, though, in the form of undefeated and top-ranked Alabama—which holds a five-game winning streak over the Tigers.
If LSU stands a chance to break that streak and keep their dreams intact in the matchup Saturday night in Death Valley, its only hope is star running back Leonard Fournette.
The superstar was held to just 31 yards on 19 carries in last season's 30-16 loss, and that stat line was actually inflated by an 18-yard run with 11 minutes to play when LSU was down 20.