Film review: How LSU disrupted Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and pulled off an upset

No. 10 LSU upset No. 6 Alabama 32-31 in overtime on Saturday night. The Tigers entered the game as 13.5-point underdogs. LSU can clinch the SEC West as soon as next weekend if they win and Alabama beats Ole Miss.

LSU's defense disrupted Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. Harold Perkins and BJ Ojulari were the most disruptive players on the field together. LSU's defensive tackles squeezed the pocket inside and made it difficult for Alabama to establish any rhythm. Alabama's quarterback threw for 328 yards. He slipped out of three defenders’ hands to throw a 41-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The defensive backs did a good job of staying with their receivers on scramble drills. It was the first time this season that LSU played with its most disruptive players simultaneously. Perkins led LSU with three quarterback hurries and OJularis had two while recording 11 tackles.

LSU defense disrupted Alabama quarterback Bryce Young and forced him to throw an incompletion on the final play of the game. The Crimson Tide trailed 14-9 going into the fourth quarter. LSU forced three straight incompletions on Alabama's final possession and the team won in overtime. The Tigers are allowing touchdowns on 41.94% of opponents’ trips to the red zone, the second-lowest percentage in the league behind Georgia.

LSU upset Alabama 21-17 in overtime. Josh Williams made several plays for LSU. He has a well-rounded game. He ran for a touchdown and blocked on a TD in the overtime for Jayden Daniels.

Jay Bramblett is a Tuscaloosa native. He punted three times in the first half and averaged 41.8 yards on six punts.

Major Burns made his first appearance since Sept. 24 against New Mexico because of an upper neck injury. Ali Gaye is a senior defensive end who has been mentioned little this season.

LSU ran for 200 yards on 7.1 yards per carry against Alabama. The team had only rushed for more than 4 yards a carry once before. Offensive line pushed Alabama off the ball on inside runs. A lot of the success had to do with quarterback Daniels. He was 22 of 32 for 182 yards and two touchdowns. He found running lanes when he had no one open downfield or he sensed pressure. One of his most important runs came with LSU trailing 21-17 late in the fourth quarter.