Overview

• Brown jumped a goal-line throw with seconds left in the first half and returned it 99 yards to send Alabama to a 23-7 halftime lead.
• Ty Simpson went 19-of-29 for 253 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, finding Isaiah Horton and Rico Scott for scores.
• Alabama improved to 6-1 and 4-0 in the SEC, rose to No. 4 in the coaches poll, and became the first SEC team to beat four straight ranked foes without an open date.
• Tennessee’s Joey Aguilar finished 28-of-44 for 268 yards with one touchdown and the costly interception as DeSean Bishop ran for 123 yards and two scores and Braylon Staley caught 10 passes for 92 yards and a touchdown.
• Yhonzae Pierre recorded three sacks as Alabama logged eight tackles for loss and held the nation’s highest-scoring offense to 410 yards, well below its 529-yard average, with Josh Heupel citing self-inflicted mistakes.