(Editor's note: This post was originally published with quotes by LSU's Devin White, which were attributed to Mike Gaither of WBRZ. Since then, video of the full interview was published and added to this post. The full context starts at the 5:21 mark.)

Devin White is no stranger to the spotlight.

It's good thing because he certainly has a way of attracting attention.

The LSU linebacker, who has 80 tackles in eight games and leads the SEC in both tackles and tackles per game, didn't hold back when talking the Tigers showdown with No. 1 Alabama on Saturday at 7 p.m.

"It's like having that older brother that you haven't been able to beat up," White told the media Monday. "We're bigger, stronger, and it's time to beat them up."

D. White - "It's like having that older brother that you haven't been able to beat up. We're bigger, stronger & it's time to beat them up." pic.twitter.com/YSdNNpdTJR — Mike Gaither (@MikeGaitherTV) October 30, 2017

He was asked if to explain comments he said last about this not being a rivalry game. He was asked how does he see it?

"I see it as a big game that's going to get a lot of exposure that we have to go out and win.

"When I said that, it's like having that big older brother that you can never beat up. I feel like we haven't beat Alabama, well, it's proved we haven't beat them in six years. But you know when you get old enough and you get big enough and you can beat your older brother up, so I feel now is the time for us to beat them up, beat them on the field.

"For me, a rivalry game is somebody win this week, then the next week, then the next time they lose, then they win and it goes back and forth. How it was in the past before six years ago because LSU used to beat Alabama. That's when it used to be a big rivalry. But now since we haven't been winning, it's like - I know they don't look at it like that's our rival, they're like 'we're fixing to go beat them like we do every year."

Alabama has won six in a row and eight of the last 10.

The average score over the past six years has been Alabama 23-10.

However, the Crimson Tide is favored and has opened as a 21 1/2-point favorite over LSU, according to Danny Sheridan.

Both teams are coming off bye weeks and LSU (6-2), which is ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll this week, has won three straight games after an upset loss to Troy on Sept. 30.

(Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.)