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What Jalen Milroe thought about empty Tiger Stadium crowd during Alabama blowout of LSU

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 09: Jalen Milroe #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates the win after a game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 09: Jalen Milroe #4 of the Alabama Crimson Tide celebrates the win after a game against the LSU Tigers at Tiger Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

Two years ago, LSU Tigers fans stormed the field after a thrilling overtime win over their hated nemesis, the Alabama Crimson Tide.

On Saturday in Baton Rouge, Alabama (7-2 overall, 4-2 SEC) sent the purple-and-gold clad faithful to the exits early in a 42-13 beatdown of LSU (6-3, 3-2) on a rain-soaked night in Tiger Stadium.

The Crimson Tide took a 35-6 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter when quarterback Jalen Milroe, already having a banner night, ran 72 yards for his fourth touchdown of the game. Milroe finished with 185 rushing yards on 12 carries.

He threw for another 109 yards on 12-of-18 passes. Alabama led from the opening possession of the game and never looked back.

Asked how satisfying it felt to see LSU fans filing out of the stadium just two years after storming the field following a win over Alabama in Baton Rouge for the first time in 14 years, Milroe offered:

LSU and its fans certainly tapped out Saturday night.

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