![]() The splits of the center and guards are very tight, while there are two wide gaps on the outside of each guard. The LSU formation resembles a rugby scrum. Needing only one single yard, Les Miles elects to go with the ultimate ‘tough guy’ call. For some reason he is the deepest player by at least two yards, lined up about five yards off of the football. The biggest surprise among the second level of the Tide defense is Tana Patrick not only that he’s on the field in such a crucial situation after seeing little playing time throughout his career, but also his alignment. The second level of the Alabama defense is, from left to right, Dee Milliner, Nico Johnson, Trey DePriest, Tana Patrick and Robert Lester. Outside of those two are Ed Stinson to the far left and Adrian Hubbard on the right. Copeland.Īlabama is in a typical goal line defense with nose guards Brandon Ivory and Jesse Williams manning the middle, and lined up in each large gap are Damion Square and D.J. 55 Elliot Porter – who is normally an offensive lineman – and starting fullback No. The two players that are filling the large gaps in the offensive line for LSU are, from left to right, No. 88 Chase Clement, while the tight end to the right is No. The LSU offensive line is, from left to right, No. Notably absent from the LSU backfield is freshman battering ram running back Jeremy Hill, who had been having a great night running against the Alabama defense. LSU is using running back Spencer Ware at quarterback in this formation, with Michael Ford lined up behind him about 3-4 yards and a step to the right. There’s no doubt this was the right call for LSU to go for it here.īoth teams have gone with jumbo personnel packages in this short-yardage situation. A field goal at this point doesn’t change much it would have still been a one-possession game even with an extra three points. ![]() It’s still relatively early in the fourth quarter and Alabama had done next to nothing offensively in the second half of the game. The result of this play will likely change the outcome of this game. and LSU had been successfully moving the ball against Bama all night long, seemingly running and throwing at will. ![]() This fourth-and-one comes at the Alabama 24-yard line. That is where LSU was faced with a crucial fourth-and-one while they were driving into the Alabama red zone. LSU scratched and clawed back in the second half, scoring two unanswered touchdowns to go up 17-14 with 8:46 left in the ball game. Alabama owned the first half, jumping out to a 14-3 halftime lead in Death Valley. The 2012 game pitting the Alabama Crimson Tide against the LSU Tigers was billed as a sequel to the “game of the century” from the 2011 regular season and the previous BCS National Championship game in New Orleans. By Cody Vincent 10 years ago Follow Tweet
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