Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC from Bryant-Denny Stadium, with No. 6 Alabama hosting No. 11 Tennessee.
- Alabama’s SEC availability report lists RB Jam Miller as questionable in concussion protocol and WR Derek Meadows out, with Qua Russaw, Jah-Marien Latham and Jeremiah Beaman also out and WR Jaylen Mbakwe questionable.
- Tennessee’s report rules out DB Rickey Gibson III, WR Travis Smith Jr., DB Jermod McCoy and WR Radarious Jackson, lists TE Ethan Davis questionable, RB DeSean Bishop probable, and LB Edwin Spillman out for the first half.
- Coach Kalen DeBoer said Miller remains questionable but is progressing during the week, after both Miller and Meadows left the Missouri game with concussions.
- ESPN’s matchup predictor gives Alabama a 72.7% win chance in a contrast of styles, with Tennessee leading the SEC in offense but ranking last in scoring defense against Alabama’s top-tier pass defense.