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Week 7 in the SEC: What to watch for

Third Saturday in October: The annual rivalry game between Alabama and Tennessee is this week, and the stakes are high. The game is between two top-10 teams (Alabama at No. 1; Tennessee is No. 9), and both are leading their respective divisions, so there are College Football Playoff implications for each team. After a loss to Texas A&M, Tennessee could use every win it can get (and has to hope the Florida-LSU situation gets worked out after Hurricane Matthew postponed the contest), but the Volunteers haven't beaten a Nick Saban-coached team since 2001. However, Tennessee has outscored teams by 83 points in the second half of games (after being outscored by 40 in the first half) this season.