Alabama's Rare Struggles & Tennessee's Rising Football Hopes

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00:00All right, so Alabama, in a very rare situation in the history of college football, going back,

00:06let's say, 20 years, two losses. We haven't even got to November. I mean, they're on the outside

00:10looking into this thing. But again, you know, SEC Championship, end of the season, they've done

00:14this before, and they find their way back in. Tennessee, on the other hand, did exactly what

00:19they were supposed to do and take care of the crimson tide. And I think finally, Bill, it's

00:25fair to say that Tennessee is right smack in the middle of this championship picture. They needed

00:29that win. It's huge. Huge for Tennessee. They're doing it differently. You know, Josh Heupel has

00:35this reputation as an offense guy and getting the ball up and down the field. Their defense is good.

00:42It's really good. Nikko's getting better with each week. Iamali Ava gets the late touchdown pass.

00:47In the past, when Alabama takes that 17-14 lead on the rushing touchdown, Tennessee folds there

00:54in the past. They answered. They scored 10 points. I think with Alabama, what I'm looking

00:59at is a different problem each week. Against Vandy, couldn't get off the field on third down.

01:04Against South Carolina, situational football at the end of each half. Against Tennessee,

01:09couldn't stay on the field on third down, and Jalen Monroe had a bad turnover. So

01:14I don't know, Craig. Do you really think they can go to Tiger Stadium and beat LSU on the road

01:18the way they're playing right now? I'm not sure they can.