No. 5 Alabama rallies to escape No. 16 LSU with OT win

BATON ROUGE, La. -- Alabama quarterback Blake Sims figured out LSU's swarming defense just in time for the Crimson Tide to deal the Tigers yet another devastating loss in raucous Death Valley. Sims drove Alabama 55 yards in the final 50 seconds of regulation for a tying field goal, and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to DeAndrew White in overtime to lift No. 5 Alabama to a 20-13 victory over No. 16 LSU on Saturday night. "He didn't have one of his better games. It was tough," Alabama coach Nick Saban said about Sims, who finished 20 of 45 for 209 yards and two TDs without an interception. "He hung in there. He made some great plays when he had to. ... I'm really, really proud of way he hung in there." With the victory and Auburn's upset loss to Texas A&M earlier in the day, Alabama (8-1, 5-1 Southeastern Conference, No.