The Third Saturday in October always provides plenty of intrigue. Even during Alabama's 15-year run of dominance over Tennessee while Nick Saban was in town, the game was still one of the fiercest rivalries in college football. The back-and-forth nature of the series has recently added more fuel to that fire.
Alabama and Tennessee have split the last four meetings, all wins by the home team. This year's matchup being in Tuscaloosa should bode well for Kalen DeBoer and the Crimson Tide. If the matchup needed any extra intrigue, it's shaping up to be a significant recruiting weekend for Alabama, headlined by the nation's No.