BATON ROUGE — Both LSU and Alabama had a bye week during Week 9, but the Tigers and the Crimson Tide are facing each other on Saturday in Death Valley. 

Going into the 2:30 p.m. matchup, No. 15 LSU and No. 9 Alabama have 6-2 records.

Saturday's matchup will be the last annual matchup the historic rivals will have for the foreseeable future after the SEC did away with the East-West divisions and assigned each team three permanent opponents. 

Alabama has won four of the last five meetings with LSU. The Tide leads the series 58–27–5. 

Ahead of the hotly anticipated game, head coach Lane Kiffin is expected to share more about the Tigers' preparations following Monday's practice.