"They executed their game plan," Alabama free safety Robert Lester said. "They were able to find the holes in our defense and find anything that we were lacking, and they capitalized on it."Striking with big plays on offensive and preventing big plays on defense, LSU rallied from a 7-3 halftime deficit, scoring 14 consecutive points to take a 24-14 lead, and it held on to spoil the Crimson Tide's bid for a second consecutive national championship.
For Alabama (7-2, 4-2 in the Southeastern Conference) to get to the SEC Championship Game now, the Tide needs to win out, LSU (8-1, 5-1) needs to lose once more and Auburn (10-0, 6-0) must lose next week to Georgia.
The Tigers' first and last points were set up by turnovers: A first-quarter interception of a Greg McElroy pass was converted into a field goal. A fourth-quarter fumble by McElroy led to the decisive three points.
In between, an LSU offense that had been lackluster went on a big-play spree. Five LSU plays gained 23 yards or more. No Alabama play went for more than 22 yards.
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