LSU had a special guest in attendance for its 42-13 loss to Alabama in Week 11. Louisiana governor Jeff Landry pushed for the inclusion of a live tiger during LSU's pregame festivities, and he got his wish when an ersatz Mike the Tiger took to the sidelines in a cage prior to kickoff.

The governor blamed "woke people" for ending the live tiger tradition at LSU games and spoke about the most recent exotic animal visit. "If the tiger has any fault, you can’t blame him unless he can stay for the whole game,

No. 15 LSU controversially unveiled a live caged tiger in its stadium for the first time in almost a decade before they were routed 42-13 by No. 11 Alabama in their SEC showdown.

Have a look at images of the tiger acquired by Gov. Jeff Landry to be inside Tiger Stadium for the LSU-Alabama game.

A live tiger will be in attendance for the No. 13/15 LSU (6-2, 3-1 SEC)-No. 11 Alabama (6-2, 3-2) matchup, a game that is being characterized as a de facto College Football Playoff elimination game. Sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Daily Advertiser the live animal will be in attendance Saturday night.

The Tigers will look to bounce back from this ugly loss this upcoming weekend as they will be hitting the road to take on Florida. The two teams will kick off at 3:30 ET on Saturday from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, and the game will be airing on ABC. LSU is currently favored by four points.

LSU did not return multiple requests for comment on the tiger over the weekend. Kalmanson also did not return messages. Kalmanson told WBRZ that they practiced bringing Omar into

No state or LSU funds were used "for any aspect of the tiger" that made an appearance at the LSU-Alabama game Saturday, Gov. Jeff Landry's office said.  The office declined to answer where the funds to pay the organization that owns the Bengal tiger,

College football fans can expect to see a live tiger at the LSU vs. Alabama football game in Baton Rouge on Saturday night, according to multiple reports.