The No. 14 (College Football Playoff ranking) LSU Tigers are rolling as they head into a marquee matchup with No. 5 Alabama on Saturday (2:30 p.m., ABC).
LSU sits at 6-2 on the season and just over .500 in the Southeastern Conference at 3-2, but the team has been playing some of its best football of the Lane Kiffin era over the past few weeks.
Since losing to Kentucky 35-34 in Week 6, LSU has two back-to-back blowouts versus conference foes, beating Mississippi State 31-0 and Auburn 38-17. Kiffin was not pleased that the team’s bye week came right as it was hitting its stride, but star position player Ty Benefield gave no indication that the open week would stop the Tigers’ progression…