Alabama’s “Third Saturday in October” rivalry gives Crimson Tide fans its wish.
The program will have its first night game of the season versus the University of Tennessee inside Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 19. An announcement came from the Southeastern Conference’s front office on Monday, as television networks and times were announced for matchups that week.
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ESPN will have the call for Alabama-Tennessee at 8:00 p.m. CT.
?times and networks announced for games on October 19: https://t.co/JK6cTHhDK9 pic.twitter.com/8sZYjatL6D
— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) October 7, 2019
Since 2007, the Tide has won the last 12 meetings versus the Volunteers under Nick Saban.
Alabama leads the series, 56-38, with eight ties in 101 meetings.
Tennessee’s last win over the Tide came in 2006 by a score of 16-13.
Despite a rough start for Jeremy Pruitt in his second year as head coach, the Vols will look to bring some type of challenge to Alabama.
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