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Today’s edition · Mon., Nov. 2

Alabama visits LSU on Saturday, and the Saban Center lands a STEM grant

Plus, Northport looks at tougher short-term rental rules and a church offers free rides to the polls.

The Tuscaloosa Today team3 stories14 sources5 min read

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Alabama visits LSU on Sat., Nov. 7, with the Tigers favored by 3.5 to 4.5 points

Alabama visits LSU on Saturday afternoon

  • Alabama
    LSU
    Sat., Nov. 7, 2:30 p.m. CTTiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, on ABC

Source: Alabama Crimson Tide On SI

If you're planning your Saturday around football, here's the setup. No. 9 Alabama (6-2, 4-2 SEC) visits No. 15 LSU (6-2, 3-2 SEC) at in Baton Rouge, with kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC. Both teams are coming off a bye week.

Sportsbooks have LSU favored at home. There's extra juice, too: it's Lane Kiffin's first time facing the Tide as the Tigers' head coach, and it's the last annual meeting between the schools because the SEC didn't pick the rivalry as a protected game.

  • Series: Alabama leads 58-27-5
  • Last meeting: Alabama won 20-9 in Tuscaloosa in 2025
  • TV: ABC, with Sean McDonough on the call
  • Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network

LSU is a 3.5- to 4.5-point favorite, depending on the book

Source: Touchdown Alabama

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Value
FanDuel3.5 pts
BetMGM4 pts
DraftKings4.5 pts

Football

Alabama sits No. 9 in the Coaches Poll after a bye as another No. 2 team falls

Alabama sat idle last weekend and still has a ranked game ahead. The Crimson Tide is No. 9 in the latest US LBM Coaches Poll, and LSU is No. 15. Miami leads with 68 first-place votes, Georgia and Kentucky also drew first-place votes, and Alabama got none.

Alabama is ninth in the Coaches Poll, six spots ahead of LSU

The latest US LBM Coaches Poll

9thof 25

Alabama
Miami 1stOhio State 10thLSU 15th
Miami 1stOhio State 10thLSU 15th
1 No. 1No. 25 25

Source: Gadsden Times

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PlaceRank of 25
Miami1st
Alabama9th
Ohio State10th
LSU15th

It was another chaotic Halloween weekend. Ohio State, ranked No. 2, lost 30-18 to unranked USC, the third straight week the No. 2 team lost.

  • First CFP rankings: Tue., Nov. 3, 6 p.m. CT on ESPN
  • Sat., Nov. 7: Georgia at Ole Miss, Miami at Notre Dame
  • Also Nov. 7: BYU at Utah, Kentucky at Tennessee

The No. 2 team has lost three weeks in a row

No. 2 teamResult
Notre DameLost to No. 8 BYU, 28-24
BYULost to UCF, 39-31
Ohio StateLost to USC, 30-18

Source: Tuscaloosa Thread

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The Saban Center gets a $251,939.59 state grant to grow STEM programs in West Alabama

If you have a student or teacher in West Alabama, this one's for you. The , part of the Alabama Department of Workforce, announced the money for the Saban Center on Oct. 15. It will go toward professional development, programmatic materials, curriculum and staffing support.

$251,939.59from the Alabama STEM Council for the Saban Center

The grant pays for curriculum, hands-on supplies, outreach materials and staff support.

Sources: The Crimson White, Tuscaloosa Thread, WVUA 23

The center is under construction downtown, but the work has started. Education coordinator Taylor Lamon said it's already working with pilot schools and building ties with Tuscaloosa City Schools, Tuscaloosa County Schools, Hale County and area charter schools.

“We’re not waiting until the doors open in 2028 to begin working with students and teachers.”

Taylor Lamon, education coordinator at the Saban Center
  • Focus areas: robotics, AI, electric vehicles, virtual reality
  • Other state STEM hubs: McWane (Birmingham), Cook Museum (Decatur)
  • Under one roof: STEM Hub, Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre,

The Saban Center is one of three state STEM hubs and opens in 2028

Oct. 15
when the council announced the grant
3
state-designated STEM hubs in Alabama
Spring 2028
when the Saban Center is expected to open

Sources: The Crimson White, Tuscaloosa Thread, WVUA 23

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News Notes

Northport

If you rent out a home or room on Airbnb or Vrbo in Northport, the City Council is scheduled to introduce an ordinance Monday, Nov. 2. It would require safety standards and business licenses, and add limits on how rentals are advertised and used. WBMA

Voting

Need a ride to vote? Bailey Tabernacle C.M.E. Church offers a free van shuttle in the Tuscaloosa area starting at 6:30 a.m. on Election Day and running until just after polls close. WBRC

Weather

Monday looks partly sunny with temperatures in the upper 70s. The next best chance of rain is Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, though models keep most of it in North Alabama. WVUA 23

Hoops

Alabama women's basketball opens its 2026-27 season at home Monday against Queens. New coach Pauline Love replaces Kristy Curry, who left after 14 seasons for USF. Gadsden Times

Beat LSU Week

The Tuscaloosa City Council named the first week of November Beat LSU and Beat Alzheimer's Week. It ends with the West Alabama Walk to End Alzheimer's at Park-Haun Park. The Crimson White

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20 daysin a row with no rain in West Alabama in October

October was very dry, with rain totals under an inch for most places.

Source: WVUA 23

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Moundville Archaeological Park has opened a new exhibition, “Pum vculvke enliketv tate”: “The Home of Our Ancestors,” co-curated by Jake Tiger of the Seminole Nation. It's on view at the park in Moundville today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Worth the short drive out, we think.

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Tuscaloosa Todayto me · Mon., Nov. 26:00 a.m.

Alabama visits LSU on Saturday, and the Saban Center lands a STEM grant

Plus, Northport looks at tougher short-term rental rules and a church offers free rides to the polls.

The TLDR

  1. No. 9 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU on Sat., Nov. 7 at 2:30 p.m. CT
  2. Alabama is No. 9 in the Coaches Poll after its bye week
  3. The Saban Center gets $251,939.59 for STEM programs
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