In at least one facet of the contest, two early season LSU losses will have no impact on the yearly showdown with Alabama.
CBS announced Monday the Tigers’ annual tussle with the Tide would be in primetime, slated for a 7 p.m. central time kickoff with Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson on the call.
Tracy Wolfson will assume her usual duties as the sideline reporter.
Customarily, CBS selects the Southeastern Conference’s best matchup for its 2:30 p.m. kickoff, but has one primetime telecast per season.
In the last three seasons, that telecast has been reserved for the SEC West, first in a 9-6 LSU win in Tuscaloosa in 2011 and then in the Tigers’ 21-17 defeat in Baton Rouge last season.