Pregame analysis of Alabama's game against Tennessee:
The game
What: Alabama Crimson Tide (7-0) vs. Tennessee Volunteers (3-3)
When: 2:30 p.m. Central time, Saturday
Rankings: Alabama is first in The Associated Press poll and coaches’ rankings. Tennessee is unranked. The first set of College Football Playoff rankings won’t be released until Oct. 31.
Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa
Line: Alabama by 34.5
TV/radio: TV: CBS; radio: FM-95.5.
Four-down territory
1. Rivalry renewed?: The weeklong chatter’s surrounded whether The Third Saturday in October can still be considered a rivalry.