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Alabama will be waltzing into this one with a bit of a chip on their collective shoulders as the Crimson Tide are still gunning for a playoff berth at the end of the season.

LSU opened the scoring in the first on a six-play, 91-yard drive capped off by a 14-yard touchdown run from Fournette at the 3:56 mark.

Over under has seen the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks go a 4-8 so far, while the Alabama Crimson Tide go 7-6. Full disclosure, numerous trips inside the 40 were against the FCS foe. Now head coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide must win today with their season on the line.

What more does Memphis have to accomplish? The Power Rankings are predicting a 48 point Ole Miss victory. If it can be more than a hindrance though, it would go a long way in the Rebels’ quest for the SEC Championship.

The Rebels built a big lead and held on for a 43-37 victory in Tuscaloosa on Saturday night that made a huge impression in the college football rankings. Lee jumped in front of Desroy Maxwell on the pass by Drew Hare to put Ohio State ahead 20-10.

Fournette rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday against Auburn, setting a new career high for rushing yards. Miles was pleased with Harris, overall, on Saturday.

Then the 6-1, 230-pound Fournette finished that play with a finesse move that buckled the knees of safety Nick Ruffin, and No. 13 LSU was well on its way to a 45-21 victory over 18th-ranked Auburn on Saturday. “I put team before that”.

Here’s who’s going to the Playoff! Ole Miss will nearly certainly enter the top 10 this week, and now, some of the doubters may be beginning to quiet.

The jarring impact of LSU running back Leonard Fournette’s shoulder with crumpling Auburn defensive back Blake Countess blew the top off of sold-out Tiger Stadium – and more than likely resonated with Heisman Trophy voters.

“This football team didn’t enjoy it”.

2nd: (2:10) LSU’s L. Fournette runs for 40 yards for a TD.

That was perhaps the only thing preventing him from breaking Alley Broussard’s single-game LSU rushing record of two hundred and fifty yards against Mississippi in 2004. The man is simply awesome.

“That’s a credit to their staff and the character of their team and their kids”.

Alabama quarterback Blake Barnett (6) works through drills during football practice, Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Also, it looks as if the purple and gold may have finally found a solution to their quarterback puzzle. Johnson continues to turn the ball over at an alarming rate – six interceptions, one fumble – while struggling to complete even the simplest of throws. In fact, he...