Hey, they were in this game until the fourth quarter. Tennessee football showed it never had any quit against the Alabama Crimson Tide, keeping it a one-possession game up until about 20 minutes were left to play.
So what changed? Well, a penalty here and a turnover there proved disastrous. Mistakes that you can’t make against the Alabama Crimson Tide were made, and that resulted in the Vols falling to 2-4, 1-3 in the SEC, and winless over the last 13 years against Bama.
How did this happen against the No. 1 team in the nation on the road?