Tennessee football survived a late push from Arkansas on Saturday night, securing a 34-31 win to improve to 2-1 in conference play and 5-1 on the season.
Alabama is also coming off a close win, beating Missouri 27-24 in Columbia. The Tigers had the Tide on the ropes but weren't able to finish the job late in the fourth quarter.
Now, Tennessee will focus on Alabama, which comes into the game with a 5-1 record and a 3-0 conference record, having won against No. 5 Georgia, No. 16 Vanderbilt, and No. 14 Missouri.
With two of those three wins on the road, Alabama is rolling in SEC play and will be a favorite in all of its remaining games until proven otherwise.