“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.
Jalen Milroe passed for two touchdowns, Jihaad Campbell returned a fumble for a score in the fourth quarter and No. 11 Alabama uncorked 27 straight second-half points in rallying for a 34-20 victory over No. 17 Tennessee on Saturday.
Alabama sits atop the SEC West as the division’s only undefeated team in league play as the Crimson Tide faces Tennessee on Saturday.
Former Tennessee football coach Jeremy Pruitt is returning to his high school alma mater in northeast Alabama to teach physical education and coach junior high basketball after the NCAA imposed a six-year show cause against him for rules violations.
Tennessee’s football program must vacate all 11 of its wins from the 2019 and 2020 seasons under coach Jeremy Pruitt as part of penalties handed down by the NCAA for multiple violations.
The NCAA has fined Tennessee more than $8 million and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt.
The Southeastern Conference has fined the University of Tennessee $100,000 for a wild, field-storming celebration after a win over Alabama.
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.
