One of the best stories of the college football season has been the improvement of LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, as the Tigers offense has erupted into a weekly fireworks show. That uncertainty results, in large part, from how close these teams seem to be on paper, which is saying something at the quarterback spot. Just what that something is, she isn't quite sure. It is that seeming lack of separation between the two teams that has Erdahl falling back to the idea of 'something's gotta give'. Both defenses, you could write up and down how skilled they are.' 'Both quarterbacks are in the Heisman race. 'Both wide receiver groups think they are the best wide receiver group in the country,' said Erdahl.

They are so good in so many facets.'Įrdahl, who will be on the call for Saturday's matchup with broadcast partners Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson, says she thinks LSU receiver Justin Jefferson put it best when she spoke to him this week.

As SEC on CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl says, 'These two teams are one and two for a reason. In addition to posting comparable scoring averages, the teams are built similarly. Entering Saturday's battle in Tuscaloosa on CBS, the Tide rank second in scoring (48.6 PPG) and the Tigers rank fourth (46.8 PPG). While Alabama's offense updated to the 20th century in the last several years, LSU only recently learned how to fully deploy their nuclear-grade offensive skill-position talent. This year, however, the two teams could not be more off script.

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