Alabama football plummets in coaches poll top 25 rankings after Tennessee loss – AL.com

Alabama football continues its fall in the rankings.
Alabama is now ranked No. 15 in the coaches poll.
Just a few weeks ago, after the victory over Georgia, Alabama earned the No. 1 spot in the AP top 25 and the No. 2 spot in the coaches poll. The Crimson Tide (5-2, 2-2 SEC) has been falling ever since.
The loss to Vanderbilt, now ranked in the top 25, two weeks ago dropped the Crimson Tide to No. 7 in both polls. Now, a second loss in three weeks has made Alabama fall even farther.
The Crimson Tide has not lost two games before November since 2007, which was Nick Saban’s first season. Now new coach Kalen DeBoer looks to get Alabama back on track having lost twice.
Alabama failed to play team football against Tennessee on the road. Already one of the most penalized teams in the country, the Crimson Tide was flagged 15 times in Knoxville, two short of the program record for one game (also in Knoxville in 2022). The offense couldn‘t capitalize on opportunities via takeaways from the defense, and Tennessee made adjustments in the second half to win.
Now Alabama turns its attention to Missouri, which will travel to Tuscaloosa for a game at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday.
Nick Kelly is an Alabama beat writer for AL.com and the Alabama Media Group. Follow him on X and Instagram.
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