BATON ROUGE, La. — No. 5 Alabama overcame a third-quarter deficit to defeat No. 14 LSU, 31–13, Saturday afternoon at Tiger Stadium.

Trailing 13–10 late in the third quarter, the Crimson Tide responded with 21 unanswered points to take control of the SEC showdown. Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell threw for 206 yards and three touchdowns, leading the late offensive surge.

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt passed for 380 yards, while Dilin Jones scored the Tigers’ lone touchdown on a five-yard run. Despite gaining 457 yards of total offense, LSU struggled to capitalize on scoring opportunities as Alabama’s defense delivered several critical stops.

The victory improved Alabama to 7–2, while LSU fell to 6–3 on the season.