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However, Harris threw his first interception of the season on the first play of the second half. He looked primed to reel of a big run at any moment. But while LSU dropped five spots, Alabama rose only four spots in the AP Top 25.

Alabama’s win over LSU was also profitable.

NY Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr, who attended LSU, backed up the tweet and posted an Instagram photo of Fournette captioned: ‘Katrina never broke us, it made us savages’. The Tide know better. The Tide’s surge began with Adam Griffith’s 55-yard field goal in the final seconds of the first half after LSU had produced a tying 10-point flurry.

In a marquee matchup of strength on strength – LSU’s vaunted running game featuring Leonard Fournette and a brutish offensive line against Alabama’s wall of crimson run stuffers – it was no contest.

Whatever optimism the Tigers may have been feeling at halftime was quenched in a long, miserable oppressive third quarter.

The loss meant that after weeks of hanging on – most notably last month in a win over MI after a botched punt led to a last-second go-ahead touchdown – the Spartans are playoff long shots.

Elliott had 114 yards and a touchdown on Saturday against Minnesota, his 14th consecutive 100-yard game.

He certainly did that, carrying 10 times on the Tide’s last drive that consumed more than 9 minutes to run out the clock, plus one carry negated by a holding penalty.

After an unofficial visit to Tuscaloosa, Ala., over the weekend, the nation’s top athlete left impressed.

The Tide won five of those regular-season games, including a 42-21 decision last season in Tuscaloosa.

It was a game in which LSU only seemed competitive in spurts. Before this week’s game I said the Tigers would have a good chance to do it this year or next year.

Passing opportunities were there for the Tigers offense, opportunities they did not take consistent advantage of.

The real story of the game was the line play, a facet of the game that ultimately went against LSU on both sides of the ball. Alabama (2) 8-1 4. LSU drew a good review from Wilson as he tweeted about the experience. The loss to injury of Dillon Gordon and JD Moore showed as well. But I may have been wrong the way that front seven was applying pressure.

Why? It’s simple: it’s what the team did to Heisman candidate Leonard Fournette. It was a depressing setback in his Heisman campaign. You’re clutching at straws, but you are still at least in the game. They have a lot to be accountable for, and a lot of improvement to make.

All is not lost though.

Alabama was beat by Ole Miss earlier this season and they are squarely in the playoff chase. Meantime, UCLA and UNC both rose four spots. A new report from CBS Sports shifts the top four teams getting the invite to the College Football Playoff this season, with LSU finding itself off the list. It helps when Bama has Saban, Lane Kiffin and Kirby Smart at head coach, offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator respectively.

Wilson’s interest in the the Tigers was sparked by his relationship wiht LSU defensive coordinator.

↑ Navy: Temple, Houston and Memphis have gotten all the love in the American Athletic Conference this season while the Midshipmen have quietly beaten every team on their schedule but Notre Dame. Ahead of Utah is a road game at Arizona, home games against UCLA and Colorado, and most importantly a projected Pac-12 championship berth.