It’s the same old story for LSU when facing Alabama.
The No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide (7-2, 5-2) beat the No. 14 LSU Tigers (6-3, 3-3) 31-13 Saturday in Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers took the 13-10 lead late in the third quarter on a Dilin Jones 5-yard touchdown run.
After that, Alabama scored 21 straight points to close out the game.
Quarterback Keelon Russell threw three touchdown passes to give the Crimson Tide control of the game.
Russell finished 17/26 for 206 yards and 3 touchdowns.
LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt finished 35/47 for 380 yards and 1 interception.
The Tigers came into this game as one of the top fourth down offenses in the country but finished 0-4 on fourth down against the Crimson Tide defense.
LSU outgained Alabama 457 yards to 285 yards.
Alabama is now 16-4 vs. LSU since 2008, winning 7 of the last 8 inside Tiger Stadium.
Next week LSU will play its final home game of the season when they host Arch Manning and the No. 7 Texas Longhorns.
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