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FOOTBALL CENTRAL: Tennessee at #8/8 Alabama
October 19, 2015 | Football
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee renews one of its oldest rivalries this week when the Vols head to Tuscaloosa to take on No. 8/8 Alabama on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS.
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- Opponent: Alabama Crimson Tide
- Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET
- TV: CBS
- Radio: Vol Network
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Saturday's CBS broadcast will feature Verne Lundquist and Gary Danielson in the booth and Allie LaForce reporting from the sidelines. Fans can also listen live on their local Vol Network affiliate with Bob Kesling, Tim Priest and Brent Hubbs in the booth and John Brice on the sidelines. Satellite radio listeners can also tune in to Sirius Channel 84 or XM Channel 84.
Tickets for the game can be purchased online via RollTide.com.
Tennessee (3-3, 1-2 SEC) and Alabama (6-1, 3-1 SEC) will square off for the 98th time. The Crimson Tide leads the all-time series, 52-38-7, and UA has won the last eight meetings. Tennessee last defeated Alabama, 16-13, on Oct. 21, 2006 in Knoxville. The Vols' last win over UA in Tuscaloosa was a quintuple-overtime, 51-43 thriller in 2003.
UT was last in action on Oct. 10 when the Vols stormed back to defeat Georgia, 38-31, at Neyland Stadium. Joshua Dobbs had a performance for the ages, throwing for three touchdowns and a career-high 312 yards and rushing for 118 yards and two scores while leading UT back from a 21-point deficit. Tennessee had the bye week last week.
Alabama is coming off of a 41-23 win over then-No. 9 Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station. The Tide returned three interceptions for touchdowns and Derrick Henry rumbled to 236 rushing yards.
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Tennessee is second in the NCAA in kickoff return average (37.3). Evan Berry leads the nation in kickoff return average with 39.3.
Berry is one of four players in the nation with two kickoff returns for a touchdown (vs. WCU and Arkansas). His 34.4 career kickoff return average is No. 1 in UT history.
Trevor Daniel is fourth in the NCAA and second in the SEC in punting average at 47.6. Of Daniel's 33 punts, 14 went 50-plus yards and 13 have landed inside the 20-yard line.
Cameron Sutton is ninth in the NCAA punt return average (16.0).
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The Vols' 38-31 comeback win over No. 19 Georgia tied for the third-largest comeback in UT history and is the second-largest in Neyland Stadium history for Vols.
Walter Camp National Player of Week and SEC Offensive Player of Week (10/12) Joshua Dobbs had 430 yards of total offense in Vols' win.
Dobbs had the second 300-yard passing/100-yard rushing game of his career with 312 passing and 118 rushing vs. Georgia.
Dobbs is the only player in Tennessee history to accomplish the feat and third in the SEC over the last 20 years, joining Tim Tebow and Johnny Manziel.
Tennessee-Alabama Quick Notes
• Tennessee is 4-7 all-time in Tuscaloosa, last winning at Alabama on Oct. 25, 2003, an epic 5 OT win, 51-43, led by Casey Clausen & his five touchdowns (4,382 days ago).
• The Vols are seeking their first win over a Top 10 team since beating #10 Georgia, 51-33, in Athens on Oct. 7, 2006 (3,304 days ago).
• Tennessee is looking for its first win over a ranked team on the road since that 2006 Georgia game with the Vols losing 22 consecutive games vs. ranked teams on the road.
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