Alabama was unable to conclude the SEC West as Texas A & M defeated LSU on Saturday night.
However, Tide can finish the division simply by winning the Baton Rouge next Saturday. Alabama’s ninth victory puts the SEC Championship game out of the reach of Aggie’s. Aggie’s loses tiebreaker to Alabama in October.
The match against LSU, originally scheduled for November 14, reappeared in Alabama’s schedule last week. Announced by SEC No official announcement has been made, but the originally planned match against Arkansas may be moved to December 12.
Alabama players seem to be barely upset by the development.
“I’m excited. I can’t wait. I can’t wait,” said Fidarian Mathis, a defense lineman from Louisiana, about returning to his home state. “When we get there, everyone knows. We have to be well prepared.”
Matisse has played at Tiger Stadium before, but second-year Christian Harris from Baton Rouge has not.
“We’re pretty excited,” Harris said on Saturday. “It’s a great opportunity, especially for the first time I can play at LSU Stadium. It’s really exciting. Of course, they got some good old food there. But yeah, we This week we’ll handle our business and try to get in and run. “
LSU defeated Alabama 46-41 at Bryant-Denny Stadium last season for the national championship.
Alabama was already preparing for the LSU once this season and was practicing for its opponents on the first day of Byweek in early November and the two days following the game’s cancellation.
“Players don’t immediately remember everything,” said Nick Saban. “But we have some experience with it, so I think it’s useful in how we put together our plans.”
Alabama defeats Auburn 42-13 Saturday iron bowl It traditionally serves as the last match of the regular season. However, LSU and potentially Arkansas remain on the tide schedule before they are likely to meet Florida in the SEC title game on December 19.
“This is usually the 12th game of the season, right?” Savan said. “There are still two games left. If you’re lucky enough to succeed in these games, there’s a third game in the SEC Championship, and perhaps even more, so how do we? I think I had to take care of the team in terms of how to practice, how to recover and how to move the team forward. “
As for LSU, now 3-4, Savan repeated what he said Early this month About the quality of the next opponent.
“This will be a big game for us at LSU,” Saban said on Saturday. “Always so. They have a lot of really good players-I don’t care what their record is. They have a lot of talent. I’ve been preparing before. I thought it was time. I don’t think this will be an unusual week for us. “
Mike Rodak is an Alabama Beat Reporter for the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @mikerodak..
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