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Jalen Milroe rushed for four touchdowns in Alabama’s blowout win over LSU. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
No. 11 Alabama’s chances of making the College Football Playoff are very much alive after a 42-13 win over No. 14 LSU on Saturday night.
Jalen Milroe rushed for four touchdowns as the LSU defense struggled against a running quarterback for the second straight game. Milroe opened the game with a 39-yard TD and then broke the game wide open in the fourth quarter with a 72-yard run.
Two weeks ago, the LSU defense was caught completely off guard by Texas A&M’s second-half quarterback change. Marcel Reed replaced Conner Weigman as the Aggies scored TD drives on Reed’s first four possessions. Reed scored three of them himself on quarterback runs as the Aggies rushed for 242 yards.
Alabama clearly wanted to test the LSU defense again. Milroe’s ability to make magic happen with his speed and escapability is a big part of the Alabama offense; and LSU had a hard time stopping the designed QB runs.
Milroe finished the game with 185 rushing yards on just 12 carries. He was able to watch the final minutes from the bench thanks to the Crimson Tide’s big lead.
The loss is LSU’s third of the season and assuredly removes the Tigers from playoff contention. LSU opened the season with a loss to USC — a defeat that looks worse with every Trojans’ loss — and has a great chance to win out. But a 9-3 season is probably not going to be good enough to get to the expanded postseason.
As the LSU defense couldn’t stop the run, the offense wasn’t explosive either. QB Garrett Nussmeier struggled on a rainy night in Baton Rouge with two interceptions. Nussmeier’s first pick came on the first drive of the second half as Alabama led 21-6.
The Tigers drove all the way to Alabama’s 4-yard-line, but Nussmeier’s pass on second down was…
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Publish date : 2024-11-10 04:15:18
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