Tim Tebow, Roman Harper evaluate how Alabama's offense can attack LSU in Death Valley

Much of Alabama’s success on Saturday night against LSU will likely hinge on what the Crimson Tide offense can do. And SEC analysts Tim Tebow and Roman Harper have a prescription.

First and foremost, the duo agrees that Alabama can’t afford a sluggish start offensively and needs to look more like the team that boat-raced Georgia to open that game. And Tebow thinks a similar tactical plan of getting quarterback Jalen Milroe involved early is the way to go.

“If it’s the one that showed up against Georgia, man I love the way Nick [Sheridan] was dialing it up, getting Jalen involved in the game with early screens and passes and his legs, that’s a different Alabama offense,” Tebow said. “I’m intrigued to see what their game plan is around Jalen. In my opinion, you give him every opportunity in this game because he is the best athlete at the most important position and you let him roll.”

In concert with that, Harper said, the Crimson Tide should seek to exploit their advantageous size on the offensive front to try and run through the LSU defense.

“I like using the running backs as well, switching these guys up,” Harper said. “Justice Haynes running downhill at this LSU defense where your offensive line is massively bigger than the defensive of LSU. You’ve gotta use that and then also using Jam Miller as a change of pace guy who’s really quick and explosive, using him out of the backfield the same way you did versus Georgia.”

And either way, Alabama is going to be dealing with a raucous road environment through it all.

“I’ll tell you this: When you say your whole season’s on the line for three hours and those three hours are at night in Death Valley, that’s not a place that I want to gamble for my season,” Tebow said. “That is a tough place to play and my opinion one of the hardest places to play in college football. It will be rowdy. People will be very hydrated when they walk into that stadium. It is going to be loud. I am really intrigued to see how Alabama’s offense shows up.”