"This is the most difficult thing for me because getting a very welcome homecoming back here at LSU, having won a championship here at LSU," Saban said. "The biggest difference for me is that I can't get rude against all the players we recruited that are still playing for Alabama, so I've got to go with Alabama."

Nick Saban believes the Alabama Crimson Tide will win its first head-to-head matchup with the LSU Tigers with first-year coach Kalen DeBoer on the visiting team's sidelines Saturday night in Tiger Stadium.