The College Football Playoff future for both programs is on the line Saturday with Alabama and Tennessee each having a loss already this season.
No. 7 Alabama was able to hold off South Carolina 27-25 with an interception after allowing the Gamecocks a chance at handing the Crimson Tide its second straight SEC loss.
Alabama will host South Carolina on Saturday, a week after losing to Vanderbilt just after being ranked as the No. 1 college football team in the country.
Alabama takes its new No. 1 ranking on the road.
Alabama has returned to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 College Football Poll for the first time in two years after beating Georgia Saturday night.
Georgia and Alabama, Jalen Milroe and Carson Beck, put on quite a show even with a different Crimson Tide coach prowling the sideline.
Georgia and Alabama are set for a September showdown.
Quarterback Bryce Young, who won the 2021 Heisman Trophy at Alabama, has been benched in his second season with the Carolina Panthers.
Despite Alabama’s struggles in most of Saturday’s game to defeat South Florida, the Crimson Tide remains No. 4 in this week’s AP Top 25 College Football poll.
Jalen Milroe and Alabama were locked in a surprising struggle against South Florida for 50 minutes before the miscues finally stopped.
