The Alabama coaching staff compared Nussmeier to Georgia's Carson Beck this week as the Crimson Tide prepares for another elite passer.

Before LSU and Alabama kick off Saturday night, here's a look at our tale of the tape between the teams' starting quarterbacks.

That was a choked-up Garrett Nussmeier’s simple, repeated answer to reporters directly after his brutal performance against Texas A&M. Asked about a range of topics from the game, the LSU quarterback’s response always circled back around to those same five words.

Jalen Milroe may be biased. But the Alabama football redshirt junior feels Texas quarterbacks are built differently.

Fast forward to 2024, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe and LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier are in a similar scenario as the two grew up in Texas. Milroe is from Katy and Nussmeier played high school football in Flower Mound.