This one is by far the most notable. Alabama holds a 57-5-27 overall record over the Tigers, and the Tide won eight straight from 2011-2018. Heck, the "Game of the Century" from 2011 was so good-a gritty 9-6 LSU victory-that it gave us the first-ever BCS Championship rematch. That in itself was the catalyst for the new CFP era.

The SEC made it official in a Tuesday night announcement. Alabama football won’t be playing LSU on a yearly basis anymore, drawing Mississippi State as its third annual opponent, along with Auburn and Tennessee.

The Alabama-LSU game will no longer be annual under the SEC's new scheduling format to accommodate a nine-game league schedule.

The LSU Tigers have received their three annual SEC opponents beginning in 2026 with Arkansas, Ole Miss and Texas A&M on the docket moving forward. The Southeas

Notably absent was LSU. That matchup, which has produced some of the SEC’s most anticipated games each season over the past few decades, picking up enormous steam during Nick Saban’s tenure, is relegated to non-yearly status.

The SEC’s rivalries are set, at least for the next four years. The schedule will preserve key rivalries, but Alabama-LSU will not be kept annually.

This set of annual opponents will only be applied for a four-year cycle over the 2026 to 2029 seasons and will be revisited for 2030.

It took multiple years, but former Alabama football head coach Nick Saban will reportedly get his way, as the Crimson Tide won't face LSU as one of its annual SEC opponents.

Here are the three SEC opponents that LSU will be playing annually starting in 2026. Our LSU football coverage is brought to you in part by Gerry Lane Cadillac.

As college football embarks on an action-packed Week 5 slate of games across the country, the gang on ESPN’s College GameDay reveal their final predictions. Tod

Alabama and St. John's play in basketball on the same day as the Crimson Tide play LSU in football later this year.