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BLOG: No. 3 Alabama avoids shocker in Tuscaloosa, holds on to beat LSU 20-14

BATON ROUGE, LA - NOVEMBER 05: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide shakes hands with head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers after their 10-0 win at Tiger Stadium on November 5, 2016 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WGNO) — LSU held a 7-0 lead over No. 3-ranked Alabama at the end of the first quarter, but lame-duck head coach Ed Orgeron’s Tigers (4-5) could not pull off the upset in Tuscaloosa – falling to the Crimson Tide (8-1), 20-14, on Saturday night.

LSU came into the game 28.5-point underdog for the second straight year after coming off a 31-17 loss to Ole Miss.


LSU last played at Bryant-Denny Stadium in 2019, defeating Alabama 46-41 on the way to a National Championship.

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