SEC Football First Look: Alabama vs. Tennessee

Alabama vs Tennessee

Alabama meets Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville. Here is a first look at the Alabama-Tennessee matchup.

Alabama Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 Louisville [Orlando] W 51-14
Sept. 8 Arkansas State W 57-7
Sept. 15 at Ole Miss W 62-7
Sept. 22 Texas A&M W 45-23
Sept. 29 Louisiana W 56-14
Oct. 6 at Arkansas W 65-31
Oct. 13 Missouri W 39-10

Tennessee Season so far

DATE OPPONENT SCORE
Sept. 1 West Virginia [Charlotte] L 40-14
Sept. 8 East Tennessee State W 59-3
Sept. 15 UTEP W 24-0
Sept. 22 Florida L 47-21
Sept. 29 at Georgia L 38-12
Oct. 13 at Auburn W 30-24

Stat Comparison

Alabama Stat Tennessee
53.6 Points 26.7
15.1 Points Allowed 25.3
567.0 Total YDS 366.0
350.3 Pass YDS 207.0
216.7 Rush YDS 159.0
315.0 Total YDS Allowed 358.5
189.9 Pass YDS Allowed 205.8
125.1 Rush YDS Allowed 152.7
56.79 3rd down conv % 39.76
1.57 Turnover margin -0.17
1 & Massey Composite 65

& The Massey Composite Ratings are compiled from 98 different college football ratings and rankings.

Alabama Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/15/18 QB Tua Tagovailoa Knee is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Tennessee U
10/14/18 WR Devonta Smith Hamstring is "?" Saturday vs Tennessee U
10/08/18 TE Kedrick James Ankle is out indefinitely
10/08/18 DB Trevon Diggs Foot is out indefinitely
10/05/18 DB Daniel Wright Shoulder is out for season
08/18/18 LB Christopher Allen Knee is out indefinitely
07/10/18 LB Terrell Lewis ACL is out for season

Tennessee Injuries and Suspensions

DATE POSITION NAME ISSUE STATUS
10/15/18 TE Dominick Wood-Anderson Undisclosed left last game – is "?" Saturday vs Alabama
10/15/18 OL Jahmir Johnson Undisclosed left last game – is "?" Saturday vs Alabama
10/15/18 OL Jerome Carvin Undisclosed left last game – is "?" Saturday vs Alabama
10/15/18 LB Jonathan Kongbo ACL is out for season
10/15/18 DB Micah Abernathy Ankle is "?" Saturday vs Alabama
10/14/18 LB Daniel Bituli Targeting Suspension is OUT 1st half Saturday vs Alabama
10/08/18 DB Trevon Flowers Collarbone is out indefinitely
09/05/18 OL Brandon Kennedy ACL is out for season

Source: DonBest.com

Challenges for Alabama

Alabama 2018 already looks stronger than the 2017 Tide team. Bama’s biggest concern is taking each opponent one at a time and not getting a bloody nose. This Vol team could be dangerous in Knoxville. They have a coach that is very familiar with the Tide and Neyland Stadium will be rocking. Bama must stick to their script and take care of business or the feisty Vols could pull off a huge upset. But this very, very likely won’t happen this year or next.

Challenges for Tennessee

The Vols just need to play Alabama like they did Auburn. Down by down hit harder and be more aggressive. UT can’t go in treating Bama like they are some sort of football Gods. They pull their pants on the same way as the other 119 FBS teams. Whatever the Vols do though, don’t get cocky and act stupid. If Bama shows up sleepwalking the last thing you want to do is wake them up.

Saturday’s game kicks off at 2:30 pm CT (3:30 ET) and can be seen on CBS.

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