This is their 10th consecutive game, but they appear to be fairly healthy, which is not good for the Razorbacks. It will be two months before the heated debates over who’s No. 1 are decided.
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LSU has the bruising running of tailback Leonard Fournette.
The Louisiana State sophomore is ready to be an National Football League star today.
Though he has the option of handing the ball off to Heisman candidate Leonard Fournette, LSU quarterback Brandon Harris has done well as a passer in the Tigers’ undefeated start.
Another aspect of the game that will be crucial the Tigers is the play of the secondary.
These stats aren’t drastically different when you consider under Les Miles LSU has never really been a highly successful passing team, and have generally been conservative on offense. And of course, Alabama is dominant as always. Godfrey and Bud talk through it about why Georgia should fire Mark Richt.
The winning Titan will be well on its way to the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta and perhaps beyond to the College Football Playoffs in Arlington, Texas, or Miami, Florida, and maybe the national championship in Glendale, Arizona.
The haters need to chill out.
The two sides will settle it on the field Saturday when No. 2-ranked LSU travels to Tuscaloosa for a showdown with No. 4 Alabama in Bryant-Denny Stadium. “We hit them”, Allen said. “Definitely a physical back, but at the same time, he’s a player as well”, Jonathan Allen said Wednesday. “I really think it’s a tossup game in terms of who wins outright, and I think LSU has got a good chance to win”.
Rood said he took a bet Thursday for a little north of $100,000 on the Tide, forcing him to move the line to 7.
“Sharp action has been coming in on Alabama, but it’s mostly just that one bet”, Rood said.
The Tigers are considered a one-man team, and that man will be taking on gangs of Tide tacklers. He’s the front-runner to win the Heisman Trophy as of today, although those ballots change as often as the top four teams in the playoff rankings. Due to Fournette’s big play ability, however, that may not be enough.
A 6-foot-3, 206-pounder from Bossier City, La., Harris was rated by ESPN as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback nationally in the 2014 class, with 247Sports.com ranking him No. 3 and Rivals.com No. 5.
Since then, Harris has been almost unstoppable, throwing for more than 200 yards in three consecutive games, including an 11-for-20, 286-yard performance in his last outing. Early in the season, he showed next to nothing. The under has also been incredibly comfortable with Arkansas in recent years, as all four of the Hogs road games this season have stayed under the number.
Neither team airs it out in Big 12 or Pac-12 style.
The good news is Alabama quarterback Jake Coker is only an average runner and can be erratic, particularly if LSU’s strong defensive line can pressure him. “Fournette is a monster”. In the Tide’s only loss this season, against Ole Miss, Coker wasn’t the starter but came in to relieve Cooper Bateman and nearly led them to a late comeback before eventually falling 43-37.
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“There’s not a lot of tricking in what they do, and we haven’t had a lot of tricking around here in what we do”, Alabama coach Nick Saban said. “LSU has a few speed receivers”. The outcome of this one game could determine the outcomes for the next three games. “It’s not Ohio State”. It’s going to be a insane atmosphere. Isaac Nauta, 2016 five-star tight end from Buford (Ga.) IMG Academy Official visit – No. 9 overall 3. Notre Dame is the first team out at No. 5. Last season, Barnett had nine of his 10 sacks in the final seven games of the season. It’s chaos now, and the committee will be criticized for looking biased and clumsy no matter what happens.
