BATON ROUGE — After a disappointing 31-13 loss to Alabama that dropped LSU to No. 24 in the AP Poll, head coach Lane Kiffin and the Tigers are turning their attention to Saturday's SEC showdown against Texas in Death Valley.

Kiffin admitted LSU has fallen short of his expectations, pointing to the team's struggles to close out games as one of its biggest problems.

"The games that we've needed to finish right there, we've gone 0-for-3 in those games," Kiffin said. "Obviously, the inability to finish, we have a chance to finish games on offense or defense, or in this instance, special teams letting us down."

Despite the loss, Kiffin said the Tigers cannot let outside criticism distract them from preparing for another challenging matchup.

"One of the hardest things to do is letting go of the previous outcome," Kiffin said. "This is going to be the 'Everything We Do is Wrong' noise."

LSU will have an opportunity to bounce back Saturday when Texas visits Tiger Stadium for the first time since 1953. Kiffin believes facing another highly ranked opponent gives his team a chance to get back on track.

"Now because we lost, it's a good thing that it is because it gives you a chance right away to play a top 10 team," Kiffin said. "If you didn't, if you had three teams that weren't ranked at all, but you had to win the next three, that's a very different road in order to get back to where you want to be."

LSU and Texas will face off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Tiger Stadium. The game airs on WBRZ.

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