Alabama and Tennessee are both licking their wounds following unlikely upsets to unranked teams last Saturday. The Crimson Tide lost 40-35 to the Vanderbilt Commodores in Nashville, Tennessee, while Tennessee lost 19-14 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

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Both teams have a chance to rebound this week, hosting lower-tier SEC opponents. Alabama will host South Carolina at 11:00 a.m., while Tennessee will host Florida at 6:00 p.m.

Then, it's time for the Third Saturday in October. Alabama will travel to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee for the first Alabama-Tennessee rivalry game of the Kalen DeBoer era.

Kickoff time has been set for the historic rivalry.

According to the SEC, Alabama and Tennessee will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC for the Third Saturday in October.

Alabama leads Tennessee all-time in the series, 60-39-7. Alabama held a 15-game winning streak over Tennessee from 2007 to 2021. The Volunteers broke the streak in 2022, defeating the Crimson Tide the last time they hosted in Knoxville, 52-49. Alabama got its "get-back" in 2023, beating Tennessee in Tuscaloosa, 34-20.

It's the first "Third Saturday in October" rivalry game for Kalen DeBoer as the head coach of the Crimson Tide. Neyland Stadium is no joke of an environment, so it'll be a test for the Crimson Tide.

DeBoer holds a 13-2 record as a head coach against ranked opponents. Barring something completely unforeseen, Tennessee will be a top-10 team heading into the Alabama game.

Wyatt Fulton is the TIde 100.9 DME and Brand Manager, primarily covering Alabama Crimson Tide football and men's basketball. For more Crimson Tide coverage, follow Wyatt on X (Formerly known as Twitter) at @FultonW_.

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