Kickoff Time Set for Third Saturday in October
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.
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.
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