Coming off a bye week, Kalen DeBoer’s Crimson Tide is staring down a legal situation. DB Dre Kirkpatrick Jr.’s arrest over serious charges has presented another challenge for the program. On Saturday at noon, the 19-year-old was booked into the Tuscaloosa County Jail on three grave charges.

What started as a rocky season for the Alabama Crimson Tide has quickly turned into a season where their championship aspirations are no longer out of the question.

While Alabama prepares for LSU over their bye week, head coach Kalen DeBoer talked on the SEC coaches weekly teleconference and discussed what type of team the Crimson Tide may be facing next Saturday.

In what has become an annual tradition, LSU and Alabama will meet in primetime at 6:30 p.m. on ABC when the teams square off in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 8. Since the 2011 regular-season meeting between the teams in Tuscaloosa when the Tigers won,

Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer offered encouraging news this week regarding the status of wide receivers Isaiah Horton and Lotzeir Brooks, both of whom were sidelined during the Crimson Tide’s recent win over South Carolina.

After Kelly’s Sunday firing, LSU also let go of offensive coordinator Joe Sloan. That move reportedly played a major role in Kelly’s departure, as the former coach attempted to fire Sloan, as athletics director Scott Woodward asked, but also wanted to let go of other staffers.

The LSU Tigers are looking to keep the 2026 Recruiting Class intact amid a coaching search, receive positive news on Tuesday.

The LSU Tigers' November 8th contest with the Alabama Crimson Tide will happen at 6:30 p.m. on WGNO and ABC affiliates.