It’s largely a one-game season for LSU this weekend.
Score a win on the road against Alabama — which would mark Brian Kelly’s second in as many years at the helm in Baton Rouge — and it will mark a successful year, assuming this team doesn’t slip up again.
Lose, and it’s hard to imagine another three-loss regular season will be deemed a sign of positive progress in Year 2 at Baton Rouge.
The stakes are clear in this one with the SEC West title potentially on the line again. Here’s how our staff sees LSU’s game on Saturday against Alabama playing out.