LSU’s Saturday with Alabama is built around a full day of pageantry, and the schedule starts long before kickoff at Tiger Stadium.
The Tigers and Crimson Tide are set for a 2:45 p.m. CT start on Saturday, November 7, 2026, in Baton Rouge, with ABC carrying the game. But for LSU fans, the day begins early and rolls all the way through the pregame run-up on Victory Hill and into the stadium.
Campus parking lots open at 7:00 a.m., followed by the LSU SportShop at 8:00 a.m. and the LSU Athletic Ticket Office at 8:30 a.m. The PMAC opens to the public at 10:00 a.m., when the L-Club Tailgate also gets underway at the PMAC. The Bud Light Fan Zone opens at 11:00 a.m. in front of the PMAC, with Lil’ Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers scheduled to perform there as well.
Tiger Stadium’s suites and clubs open at 11:30 a.m., and the pregame buildup tightens from there. Spirit Squads are set for Victory Hill at 12:26 p.m., and the remaining gates at Tiger Stadium open at 12:30 p.m. That same minute, the LSU Game Day pregame radio show begins with Hunt Palmer, Brandon Taylor and Marlon Favorite.
The Victory Hill procession starts at 12:36 p.m. with LSU departing Lod Cook. TAF Oaks Members walk down Victory Hill at the same time, and LSU is scheduled to arrive at Victory Hill at 12:41 p.m.
The team then walks down Victory Hill at 12:42 p.m., followed by Mardi Gras Mike Float at 12:44 p.m., the Ford Truck at 12:45 p.m. and Mike the Tiger with golf cart at 12:46 p.m. The LSU Band marches down Victory Hill at 12:48 p.m., and the team arrives at Jeff Boss Locker Room at 12:51 p.m.
The band keeps moving through the afternoon, with a performance in the PMAC at 1:20 p.m. before arriving in Tiger Stadium at 1:35 p.m. LSU Sports Radio Network coverage goes live from Tiger Stadium at 2:15 p.m. with Chris Blair, Jacob Hester and Gordy Rush, available free at LSUsports.net/live or on the LSU Sports Mobile App.
Guest Captains are scheduled for 2:24 p.m.: WR Brandon LaFell, LB Patrick Queen and LS Gant Petty. The Golden Band from Tigerland Pregame Show follows at 2:29 p.m., then comes a Moment of Reflection at 2:33 p.m. LSU’s Alma Mater is set for 2:33:30 p.m., and the National Anthem with flyover is slated for 2:36 p.m.
LSU is scheduled to leave the locker room at 2:39 p.m., with the intro video on the Tiger Stadium videoboards at 2:40:30 p.m. Alabama takes the field at 2:41 p.m., LSU at 2:42 p.m., and the coin toss is set for 2:43 p.m. Kickoff follows at 2:45 p.m.
The game-day presentations are also laid out by quarter. In the first quarter, the first timeout features Fostering the Future, and the second timeout is Patrick Peterson SEC Football Legend. The FMOL Geaux Hero presentation comes at the first/second quarter break.
In the second quarter, the first timeout is Super Chevy Soldier Salute, followed by LSU Going Nuclear at the second timeout and Angel Reese at the third. The Tiger Girls perform at the first timeout of the third quarter.
Halftime includes an LSU Band performance with 20:00 remaining and an LSU Corps of Cadets ceremony with 13:00 remaining.
All times are Central and subject to change.
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