No. 3 Alabama Falls to No. 6 Tennessee 52-49 on Late Field Goal in Offensive Shootout
Tennessee’s Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the No. 6 Volunteers a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday in Knoxville.
Tennessee’s Chase McGrath made a 40-yard field goal as time expired to give the No. 6 Volunteers a 52-49 victory over No. 3 Alabama on Saturday in Knoxville.
It’s the first time since 1989 that both Alabama and Tennessee have been unbeaten going into the Third Saturday of October rivalry game.
It could well be among the marquee quarterback matchups of the season: Alabama’s Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young vs. Tennessee’s rising star Hendon Hooker.
Georgia took back the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press college football poll from Alabama after being bumped out last week by the Crimson Tide, which slid to No. 3.
Alabama needed two late stops from the defense to survive four turnovers and two missed field goals to defeat Texas A&M.
Alabama coach Nick Saban hasn’t said if Bryce Young or redshirt freshman Jalen Milroe will be at quarterback for the Crimson Tide on Saturday.
Alabama coach Nick Saban called quarterback Bryce Young day-to-day on Monday and said he didn’t have any substantive update on the status of last season’s Heisman Trophy winner.
Alabama reclaimed No. 1 from Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll in one of the closest votes in the recent years, and six teams are making their season debut.
After Bryce Young was knocked out of the game with a shoulder injury in the second quarter, No. 2 Alabama turned to Jahmyr Gibbs and backup quarterback Jalen Milroe to pull away from No. 20 Arkansas 49-26.
The last time Arkansas knocked off Alabama, Nick Saban was coaching the Miami Dolphins.