Entering their Oct. 15 matchup at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Alabama Crimson Tide were experiencing unprecedented success against the Tennessee Volunteers in the rivalry known as the “Third Saturday in October.”
Since 2006, the Tide had not lost a game to the hated Volunteers – 15 consecutive wins, in large part thanks to their Hall of Fame coach Nick Saban.
The Volunteers’ early success this season vaulted them to No. 6 in the AP Top 25, but it made little difference to oddsmakers, who favored No.