The two biggest storylines going into this game were how much Tua Tagovialoa would play with his “tweaked” knee, and the punter drama of freshman Skyler DeLong getting demoted for walk on Mike Bernier. Both questions got answered, Alabama took care of business, and there were no new injuries to my knowledge.
Josh Jacobs opened up the game with a 42 yard kick return that put Alabama near midfield from the onset. A couple of first down plays in a quick pass to Irv Smith and a 16 yard run from Jacobs, who started over Damien Harris, had Alabama deep into Tennessee territory and looking for yet another quick-strike TD to start the game to keep up the trend of 2018.