LSU bested Alabama in overtime of the first Southeastern Conference regular season matchup between a No. 1 and No. 2 team, but was it really the “game of the century”?
LSU players think so.
“It was a defensive battle and it lived up to the hype,” junior kicker Drew Alleman said.
It was Alleman’s 25-yard chip-shot field goal in overtime that pushed the Tigers past the Crimson Tide.
Alleman made all three of his field goal attempts, accounting for all of LSU’s nine points. Two Alabama kickers combined to make two field goals and miss four, including a 52-yarder in overtime.
The Lafayette native said it was special that Tiger fans showed their support upon the team’s return to Baton Rouge in the wee hours of Sunday morning.
“Flying back, getting here and having fans greet us here, that’s never really happened,” Alleman said. “The fans are great here, and they made this us.”
Sophomore running back Michael Ford agreed and said coming home to cheering LSU fans was “definitely a special that.”
 
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