SEC Football Preview: Alabama at Tennessee

Alabama-Tennessee Preview

Alabama faces Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

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Team Schedules/Results

Alabama

Date Opponent Result/Time
9/3 vs. Utah State W 55-0
9/10 at Texas W 20-19
9/17 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W 63-7
9/24 vs. Vanderbilt W 55-3
10/1 at Arkansas W 49-26
10/8 vs. Texas A&M W 24-20
10/15 at Tennessee 3:30 ET
10/22 vs. Mississippi State TBA
11/5 at LSU TBA
11/12 at Ole Miss TBA
11/19 vs. Austin Peay 12:00 ET
11/26 vs. Auburn TBA

Tennessee

Date Opponent Result/Time
9/1 vs. Ball State W 59-10
9/10 at Pittsburgh W 34-27
9/17 vs. Akron W 63-6
9/24 vs. Florida W 38-33
10/8 at LSU W 40-13
10/15 vs. Alabama 3:30 ET
10/22 vs. UT Martin TBA
10/29 vs. Kentucky TBA
11/5 at Georgia TBA
11/12 vs. Missouri TBA
11/19 at South Carolina TBA
11/26 at Vanderbilt TBA

College Football Ratings

Rating Alabama Tennessee
ESPN FPI 1 7
Sagarin 2 8
Massey Composite 1 5
PiRate Ratings 2 5

Key Stats (per game)

Stat Tennessee Alabama
Scoring Offense 46.8 44.3
Scoring Defense 17.8 12.5
Total Offense 547.8 503.7
Rushing Offense 207.4 257.2
Passing Offense 340.4 246.5
Team Passing Eff. 189.2 162.3
Total Defense 396.6 250.8
Rushing Defense 89.2 84.5
Pass Yards Allowed 307.4 166.3
Team Pass Eff. Def. 124.17 100.39
Turnover Margin 1.00 -0.83
3rd Down Conv. Pct 0.448 0.465
4th Down Conv. Pct 0.786 0.333
3rd Down Conv. % Def. 0.320 0.226
4th Down Conv. % Def. 0.500 0.375
Red Zone Offense 1.000 0.857
Red Zone Defense 0.650 0.778
Net Punting 37.3 37.6
Punt Returns 17.6 20.1
Kickoff Returns 23.0 26.0
First Downs Offense 134.0 144.0
First Downs Defense 116.0 97.0
Penalties/Game 8.4 8.2
Penalty Yards/Game 78.6 71.5

Players to Watch

Alabama

QB Byrce Young, LB Will Anderson, DB Jordan Battle, WR Jermaine Burton, DL Justin Eboigbe, OL Emil Ekiyor, RB Jahmyr Gibbs, TE Cameron Latu, LB Jalen Moody, DB Eli Ricks, LB Henry To’o To’o, OL Javion Cohen, PK Will Reichard.

Tennessee

QB Hendon Hooker, LB Jeremy Banks, P Paxton Brooks, RB Jabari Small, WR Cedric Tillman, TE Jacob Warren, OL Darnell Wright, C Cooper Mays, DL Byron Young, DB Trevon Flowers.

Injuries

Alabama

[QB] Bryce Young (Shoulder) – Questionable
[WR] Aaron Anderson (Knee) – Questionable
[LB] Demouy Kennedy (Knee) – Out
[WR] Tyler Harrell (Foot) – Out

Tennessee

[TE] Miles Campbell (Undisclosed) – Out
[DB] Warren Burrell (Upper Body) – Out
[WR] Cedric Tillman (Ankle) – Out
[RB] Len’Neth Whitehead (Upper Body) – Out

Source: statfox.com

Alabama vs. Tennessee Football Series History

Alabama leads 59-37

Comments

This could be the most pivotal game of the 2022 SEC football regular season. Tennessee had been in a funk for several years until a player named Hendon Hooker showed up on campus. Few give Tennessee a snowball’s chance in hell to beat Alabama, even playing in Knoxville. However, if Bama quarterback Bryce Young doesn’t play that could set the Volunteers up for a possible monumental victory. We saw what happened to Kentucky last weekend playing without Will Levis. Alabama is the most talented team overall in the country and has a brick-wall defense. They will be up for the challenge of playing the highly-ranked Vols.

14Powers Preseason Prediction

Alabama 38, Tennessee 28

14Powers.com Gameweek Prediction

Alabama 38, Tennessee 27

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 2:30 PM CT (3:30 PM ET). You can watch this SEC football game on the CBS Network.

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