Gameday picture · Week 7 · Rivalry
BAMA at TENN
No. 15 Sat, Oct 17 · TBD · Neyland
Desk line: Tennessee −2.5, total 62.5. Track meet. The FSU secondary tape cannot travel to Knoxville. Steal a possession and live in the fourth.
Spread
BAMA +2.5
Market desk line
Total
62.5
Win
46%
Tennessee
33
desk projection
Crimson Tide
31
Desk implied 30–33 · TENN −140 / BAMA +120
Kick weather
68°F
Neyland night · lo 48°F
25% precip
Window
TBD
Sat Oct 17 at Neyland. Kick TBD. Third Saturday in October.
Heupel tempo at Neyland
Unit matchups
Quarterback
BAMA 8 · 8 TENN
Russell vs Faizon Brandon. Two creators. Tempo is Tennessee's edge.
Offensive line
BAMA 7 · 7 TENN
Pass-off vs tempo. Don't go three-and-out.
Receivers
BAMA 8 · 8 TENN
Brooks vs a perimeter that will run past you if you peek.
Front seven
BAMA 7 · 7 TENN
Wommack vs Heupel. The FSU leak is fatal here.
Secondary
BAMA 6 · 8 TENN
Neyland tempo. Corners have to play on the edges without help.
Special teams
BAMA 7 · 7 TENN
Hidden yards. One muffed punt ends Third Saturday.
Players to watch
- TENN
Faizon Brandon QB
Even on talent. Tennessee's tempo is the real opponent.
- BAMA
Keelon Russell QB
Even on talent. Tennessee's tempo is the real opponent.
- BAMA
Daniel Hill RB
Hill has to keep the clock honest.
- BAMA
Lotzeir Brooks WR
Don't peek. They will run by you.
- BAMA
Jackson Lloyd OL
Stay on schedule or the building takes over.
- BAMA
Yhonzae Pierre EDGE
Contain the quarterback run.
Key injuries
- out
Jeremiah Beaman DL · BAMA
Torn ACL, late-August practice. Out for the season.
- out
Noah Rogers WR · BAMA
A-Day injury. DeBoer still had him in a return window as of FSU week.
- questionable
AK Dear RB · BAMA
Ankle. Missed ECU, Kentucky, and FSU. Week-to-week after that.
- available
Aubrey Walker WR · BAMA
Full go.
- available
Keelon Russell QB · BAMA
23-of-30, 320, 3 TD plus a 57-yard rush score vs FSU. Full go.
Opponent injury report not cited yet.
What the tape says
- First-drive answer. Don't let Neyland script a 14–0 hole.
- Hill as the tempo-killer.
- Secondary communication. One missed signal is a score.
History
- Third Saturday in October at Neyland.
- Heupel tempo is the identity. The building is the extra player.
- Alabama's road SEC record under DeBoer is the subtext.
Roster advantage · vs Tennessee
Two-deep is a coin-flip
Starter-vs-starter grades for Josh Heupel's Tennessee (No. 15). Tap a card for stats and reasoning.
Net grade
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2 BAMA · 5 even · 1 TENN