Alabama vs LSU head-to-head: position-by-position star ratings, experience, and composite grades on CFB Matchup. They meet Week 10, Saturday, November 7, 2026.
The Breakdown
#13 LSU 71, #11 Alabama 66 — LSU's 4.3★ D-line against a 3.6★ Tide offensive line decides it.
When Alabama has the ball: The 3.6★ offensive line, averaging two years, meets LSU's 4.3★ D-line, Princewill Umanmielen at 5★.
When LSU has the ball: The 3.8★ O-line, 3.2 years average, holds the edge on Alabama's 3.3★ D-line.
Swing factor: Sam Leavitt, 5★ and three years, transferred in; Austin Mack 4★, three years. LSU: 55% portal starters.
X-factor: Alabama's Week 10 trip to Baton Rouge, a November Saturday inside LSU's home crowd. Hostile spot.