Tennessee football defeated Alabama 24-17 on Saturday in a top-10 matchup for an inside track to a playoff spot.
Neyland Stadium was rocking as the No. 10 Vols (6-1, 3-1 SEC) held off Alabama (5-2, 2-2) for their Third Saturday in October rivalry game.
Alabama won 16 of the past 17 meetings in this series under coach Nick Saban, but he lost to the Vols in 2022 in an epic game at Neyland Stadium.
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Max Gilbert 41-yard field goal gives Tennessee a 24-17 lead with 1:30 left in the fourth quarter.
Nico Iamaleava with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Chris Brazzell and Tennessee leads 21-17 with 5:52 left in the fourth quarter.
Justice Haynes with 7-yard touchdown run gives Alabama the lead again, 17-14, with 13:56 left in the fourth quarter.
Dylan Sampson 3-yard touchdown run gives Tennessee a 14-10 lead with 1:00 left in the third quarter.
Graham Nicholson with a 35-yard field goal to give Alabama a 10-7 lead with 3:11 left in the third quarter.
Dylan Sampson 2-yard touchdown run ties the game at 7-7 with 6:02 left in the third quarter.
Nico Iamaleava leaves game after injury. Gaston Moore throws interception on the next play. Iamaleava returns and later throws an interception.
Jalen Milroe throws 5-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Williams and Alabama leads 7-0 with 13:01 left in the second quarter.
No scoring in the first quarter.
Tennessee’s game against Alabama is set to kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.
The game will air live on ESPN, with streaming options available on the ESPN app or Fubo, which offers a free trial to potential subscribers. Sean McDonough will handle play-by-play duties with Greg McElroy as the color analyst for the broadcast. Molly McGrath will serve as the sideline reporter.
Alabama 27, Tennessee 20: Tennessee’s offensive woes seem to be the rule more than the exception lately. So unless the Vols reverse that trend, Alabama has the edge. That being said, this is a winnable game for Tennessee. But it’ll take a strong defensive performance, a rowdy Neyland Stadium and an offensive turnaround. Two of those seem more likely than the other, at least for now. Check out more predictions from our Knox News staff.
Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Saturday:
Injury list is from the SEC availability report released Friday. This list will be updated when the SEC’s availability report is updated 90 minutes prior to kickoff.
The forecast calls for 72 degrees and sunny skies at kickoff.
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Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Emailadam.sparks@knoxnews.com. X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at knoxnews.com/subscribe.
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