Alabama took the biggest drop by far in the latest AP Top 25 College Football Poll, falling from No. 7 to No. 15 after its 24-17 loss to Tennessee in Knoxville.
“I gotta take full ownership (of the loss),” Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe said. “When it comes to communication up front, communication to the guys around, I gotta do better.”
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.
