{"id":1933,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1933","headline":"Alabama and LSU meet in Death Valley with playoff stakes on the line","dek":"The matchup also marks the last annual installment of the rivalry before the series loses its yearly spot on the schedule.","body":"No. 5 Alabama heads into Death Valley to face No. 14 LSU in a game both teams can ill afford to lose if they want to stay in the College Football Playoff conversation. Both schools enter at 6-2 and coming off a bye, setting up what amounts to a chess match between Kalen DeBoer and Lane Kiffin.\n\nAlabama's playoff resume so far leans on a win over an unranked Kentucky and a rout of then-No. 16 Mississippi State. A win at LSU would go a long way toward locking up their spot, while a loss would leave their postseason hopes dependent on other results. LSU, with a tougher remaining schedule, treats this one as close to a must-win.\n\nThere is extra weight to this edition beyond the standings. Alabama and LSU have played every year since 1964, but that annual tradition ends after this game. The series will pick back up in Tuscaloosa in 2028, though not as a yearly fixture, since the SEC left it out when assigning each school three permanent opponents under the new nine-game conference schedule. Kiffin called the change \"sad\" but said the decision likely came down to money.","published_at":"2026-11-05T23:34:19.762266+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Alabama vs. LSU prediction, pick, odds, spread: Crimson Tide, Tigers collide in Death Valley","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/alabama-lsu-prediction-picks-odds-spread-where-to-watch-live/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Alabama vs LSU Prediction: Odds, expert picks, team and player news, betting trends, and stats","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alabama-vs-lsu-prediction-odds-203000093.html"},{"outlet":"Fox Sports","publisher":"Fox Sports","title":"Lane Kiffin Calls End of Annual Alabama-LSU Series ‘Sad’","url":"https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/alabama-crimson-tide-lsu-tigers-sec-conference-schedule"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"If LSU wins or loses vs. Alabama","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lsu-wins-loses-vs-alabama-140000973.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Social media reacts to LSU football's CFP ranking","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/social-media-reacts-lsu-footballs-142423204.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Three factors will decide LSU football vs Alabama","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/three-factors-decide-lsu-football-152823587.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Alabama football Week 10 opponent preview: LSU Tigers","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alabama-football-week-10-opponent-165024613.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"3 storylines for Alabama vs. LSU in massive Week 10 showdown","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/3-storylines-alabama-vs-lsu-182030990.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Alabama and LSU prepare for their last annual meeting, something Lane Kiffin calls 'sad'","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alabama-lsu-prepare-last-annual-182627575.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Alabama vs LSU Prediction: The College Football Playoff Starts Now","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/alabama-vs-lsu-prediction-college-053646984.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"LSU football vs Alabama: 5 storylines to watch for massive SEC game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/lsu-football-vs-alabama-5-124441984.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"3 predictions for Alabama vs. LSU in massive Week 10 showdown","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/3-predictions-alabama-vs-lsu-170519966.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"One glaring matchup problem Alabama can’t hide against LSU","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/one-glaring-matchup-problem-alabama-203510041.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}