LSU football is officially back from its bye week and is rolling though the bayou and around the bend to No. 4 Alabama’s Bryant-Denny Stadium this weekend.
The unranked Tigers are entering this matchup under interim head coach Frank Wilson, preparing to compete against the talent stacked on Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer’s roster.
As this classic rivalry gets closer and closer, here are four Alabama players Tiger should keep an eye on.
Ty Simpson
From Martin, Tennessee, redshirt junior quarterback Ty Simpson is ready to lead the Crimson Tide to victory.
With 2,184 passing yards and 79 rushing yards racked up throughout this season alone, Simpson has shown nothing but promise as Alabama’s 2025 starting quarterback. Simpson’s passing skills rarely fail as he averages 8.4 yards per passing attempt.
Perhaps Simpson’s best performance was in Alabama’s 28-14 victory over the University of Wisconsin, where he threw four touchdowns across 382 yards. Since then, Simpson’s kept consistent play on the field and should be in the back of Tiger fans’ minds this weekend.
Jam Miller
Adding to Alabama’s offensive line is Tyler, Texas, native senior running back Jam Miller.
Rushing 1,400 yards throughout his career — with 308 of those from this season — Miller’s speed is likely to play a part in the Crimson Tide scoring touchdowns.
Miller rushed one touchdown in both the 30-14 win over Vanderbilt and 37-20 win over Tennessee.
On the receiving side of things, Miller has scraped together 80 receiving yards this season, averaging 6.7 yards per rush attempt.
Germie Bernard
Senior wide receiver Germie Bernard has 129 receptions and 1,867 career receiving yards to his name.
Bernard is a two-time transfer student from Michigan State and Washington who began competition for the Crimson Tide last year, where he secured 50 receptions and 794 yards as a junior.
This season, he’s caught 38 receptions, 526 yards and six touchdowns. His season high was in Alabama’s 73-0 win over ULM, where he brought home two touchdowns and averaged 22.3 yards per reception.
Justin Jefferson
No, this Justin Jefferson isn’t the same person that LSU fans know all too well.
He’s instead Alabama’s very own redshirt senior linebacker from Memphis, Tennessee, who’s ready to hit the ground running this weekend.
Jefferson has 112 total tackles in his career — 60 of those solo and 53 of them assisted — with 47 total tackles made this season.
Jefferson had his best performances across two games with 14 tackles and one sack against Vanderbilt followed by seven tackles and another sack against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
During his time at Alabama, Jefferson has only shown improvement, and given that he totaled six tackles against LSU last year, Tiger fans should expect him to bring the heat once more.
