To Alabama offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor, it starts with communication. Everyone, from Simpson to Jam Miller and Daniel Hill, to the offensive line needs to know the run concept: how it is supposed to be run, and how it's supposed to be blocked.

Alabama opens the week as the favorite entering a Week 11 home matchup against LSU. Here are the latest odds for the game.

Alabama football and LSU will be kicking off after dark when the programs face off at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Nov. 8. The SEC Office revealed the television schedule for that weekend's slate on Monday, and the No. 4 Crimson Tide's contest against the Tigers is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.

Three of the Crimson Tide's final four games are at Bryant-Denny Stadium: LSU on Saturday, Nov. 8, Oklahoma on Saturday, Nov. 15 and Eastern Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 22. Alabama's final regular-season home game comes against Auburn on Saturday, Nov. 29: 156 miles away and within state lines.

Pick OU: Under (49.5) Alabama has five wins in eight games against the spread this season. On the season, Alabama is 3-2 as 10-point or better favorites. This season, four of Alabama's eight games have hit the over. LSU's record against the spread in 2025 is 3-5-0.

Alabama's gun-slinger identified multiple NFL quarterbacks he tries to emulate, including one former SEC rival.

Last time out, the Tigers (5-3, 2-3 SEC) suffered another loss at the hands of Texas A&M. That game was the final of the Brian Kelly era, as he was fired the day after. Wilson, then LSU's running backs coach, was named interim head coach in Kelly's absence.

To nobody’s surprise, if the College Football Playoff started on Tuesday, Alabama would be in the 12-team field. The Crimson Tide was ranked No. XX in the nation when the first CFP rankings of the 2025 season were unveiled in an ESPN program.

This is the first game for the Tigers since Brian Kelly was fired. Interim Coach Frank Wilson will address the media on Monday at noon. Frank Wilson will serve as LSU’s interim head coach for the remainder of the football season, the university announced.