Day for D: Top games feature nation's best defenses

 Every once in a while, we get a glimpse of old school. Who's tougher? Who wants it more? "We must play," LSU safety Chad Jones said, "very violently." You can smell it and feel it in the air. It's November, the month when championships are won and defense supersedes all. Forget about fancy spread offenses, pretty-boy quarterbacks and Heisman highlights. Saturday is about defensive backbone. Two games -- No. 9 LSU at No. 3 Alabama and No. 15 Ohio State at No. 11 Penn State -- will have a significant impact on national and conference championship races. Both will be all defense, all the time. Check out the NCAA rankings for total defense: Alabama (fourth), Penn State (fifth), Ohio State (sixth) and LSU (15th). And for scoring defense: Penn State (first), Alabama (fifth), Ohio State (sixth) and LSU (seventh). Settle in, folks, and turn up the volume for some teeth-rattling punishment. No. 9 LSU at No. 3 Alabama, 3:30 p.m., CBS Alabama Dominant defender:  ... (link)