HOW THEY SCORED
KNOXVILLE — Staff writer David Paschall examines the scoring drives from Alabama’s 58-21 win over Tennessee on Saturday:
FIRST QUARTER
ALA — Jerry Jeudy 11-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 10:58 Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:02 Key play: Josh Jacobs had a 42-yard kickoff return to open the game and four rushes for 30 yards on the possession, but the big play was a third-and-10 pass from Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle that picked up 10 to Tennessee’s 25-yard line. ALABAMA 7, TENNESSEE 0
ALA — Jacobs 3-yard run (Bulovas kick), 10:35 Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:08 Key play: Crimson Tide safety Xavier McKinney slammed into quarterback Jarrett Guarantano on Tennessee’s first possession, causing a fumble at the 15 that outside linebacker Christian Miller recovered at the 3.
ALABAMA 14, TENNESSEE 0
ALA — Waddle 77-yard touchdown pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick), 8:08
Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:11 Key play: Waddle ran a deep crossing pattern and got behind Nigel Warrior and Bryce Thompson before catching a beautiful throw from Tagovailoa that kept him right on stride to the end zone. ALABAMA 21, TENNESSEE 0
ALA — Damien Harris 3-yard run (Bulovas kick), 3:31 Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 2:44 Key play: Alabama picked up two first downs via penalty, but the big gain was a 31-yard pass down the middle from Tagovailoa to Jeudy to the Tennessee 37. ALABAMA 28, TENNESSEE 0
SECOND QUARTER
TN — Ty Chandler 10-yard pass from Keller Chryst (Brent Cimaglia kick), 7:21 Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 7:21 Key play: Guarantano had to leave the game after a big hit by Alabama inside linebacker Mack Wilson, so Chryst entered and connected with Chandler for a 26-yard gain to the Tide 10. ALABAMA 28, TENNESSEE 7
ALA — Jacobs 2-yard run (Bulovas kick), 4:23 Drive: 8 plays, 43 yards, 2:58 Key plays: After illegal touching on a Tennessee onside kick gave Alabama a first down at the 43 of the Volunteers, Jacobs had runs of 10 and 13 yards to help set up his score. ALABAMA 35, TENNESSEE 7
TN — Tyler Byrd 20-yard pass from Chryst (Cimaglia kick), 2:18
Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 1:58 Key play: The Vols used a flea-flicker for a 40-yard strike from Chryst to Jauan Jennings to the Alabama 20. Jennings fumbled after being swarmed by Tide defensive backs but regained control. ALABAMA 35, TENNESSEE 14
ALA — Irv Smith 9-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Cimaglia kick), 0:15
Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:01 Key plays: Tagovailoa converted a third-and-5 from Alabama’s 20-yard line with a 6-yard run to the 26 and found Waddle for 22 yards on the next play to get the ball near midfield. ALABAMA 42, TENNESSEE 14
THIRD QUARTER
ALA — Safety, Chryst downed in the end zone, 14:52
Key play: After Chandler failed to signal a fair catch on the second-half kickoff, the Vols were forced to start at their 3-yard line. Bad went to worse when Chryst stumbled out of the snap and his knee touched in the end zone. ALABAMA 44, TENNESSEE 14
ALA — Henry Ruggs 41-yard pass from Tagovailoa (Bulovas kick), 12:53
Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:54 Key play: Tagovailoa scrambled and was tackled as he threw deep to Ruggs. Tagovailoa stayed on the ground before eventually leaving the field on his own. ALABAMA 51, TENNESSEE 14
TN — Kyle Phillips 27-yard interception return (Cimaglia kick), 5:17
Key play: Phillips hauled in a tipped interception from Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts, who had entered the game for the first time on the previous play. Hurts tried to strip the ball from Phillips on the return but was unsuccessful. ALABAMA 51, TENNESSEE 21
ALA — Hurts 21-yard run (Bulovas kick), 1:03 Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 4:06 Key play: Najee Harris had a 14-yard run to the Tennessee 31 in which he hurdled Warrior.
ALABAMA 58, TENNESSEE 21