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FINAL: Alabama 35, Tennessee 13

Tennessee and Alabama meet for the 102nd time under the lights in Tuscaloosa.

TUSCALOOSA, Ala — UPDATES:

FINAL

Alabama defeats Tennessee 35-13 to push its win streak in the series to 13 games.

FOURTH QUARTER

Tennessee drives 65 yards to the Alabama one-yard line and tries a QB sneak on 4th-and-goal but Guarantano fumbles and Trevon Diggs returns it 100 yards for a touchdown.

Alabama 35, Tennessee 13.

Jeremy Pruitt ripped into Guarantano as he came to the sideline, yelling at him as he tried to grab his facemask. Redshirt freshman J.T. Shrout replaces Guarantano at quarterback and the Vols go three-and-out.

3RD QUARTER

According to ESPN's broadcast team, Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa will not return to the game after injuring his ankle during a hit by Vols defensive lineman Greg Emerson. Mac Jones is at quarterback for the Crimson Tide.

Tennessee forces a three-and-out on Alabama's first drive of the second half and Ty Chandler breaks a 25-yard run on the Vols first play of the second half.

On third-and-8 at the Alabama 17-yard line Guarantano takes a shot but stands in and delivers a strike to Jennings for a first down.

Tennessee is called for a hold that negates a six-yard gain on first-and-goal from the seven-yard line and the Vols settle for a Brent Cimaglia field goal.

Alabama 21, Tennessee 13. 8:32 left in the third quarter.

Darrell Taylor hammers Tide QB Mac Jones on third-and-ten to cause an incompletion but Taylor is flagged for unnecessary roughness. The hit looked clean but Taylor may have given Jones an little extra shove into the ground as he got up.

Alabama takes advantage of the extended drive thanks to the penalty. Wide receiver Slade Bolden lines up in the wildcat and throws a six-yard touchdown pass to tight end Miller Forristall.

Alabama 28, Tennessee 13.

HALFTIME

Alabama leads 21-10 at the half but Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left the game during the second quarter and went back to the locker room with an injury. Tennessee quarterback Brian Maurer left the game with an injury in the first quarter.

SECOND QUARTER

Tim Jordan runs for 33 yards to the Alabama 20-yard line.

Tennessee lines up to run a play on first-and-goal at the five and motions Guarantano out wide, ready to surprise Alabama with a quick snap wildcat run or a trick play but the officials stop the play, apparently to reset the play clock. The Vols then are called for a false start and a holding to back them up to the 20-yard line.

On third-and-goal from the 20-yard line Guarantano had Jennings open for a touchdown but overthrew him.

Brent Cimaglia boots a 37-yard field goal to make it 14-10 Alabama with 11:54 left in the second quarter.

Tua Tagovailoa hits Henry Ruggs III for a 48-yard gain to put Alabama in the red zone.

Vols linebacker Daniel Bituli gets ejected for targeting and the Crimson Tide score on another Najee Harris one-yard touchdown run.

Alabama 21, Tennessee 10. 9:02 left in the second quarter.

Tennessee picks up a first down after the offensive line pushes Tim Jordan for about seven extra yards on an 11-yard gain but the drive stalls. Paxton Brooks replaces Joe Doyle at punter and boots a 28-yard punt to the Alabama 21-yard line.

Tagovailoa leaves the game and Mac Jones is in at quarterback for the Crimson Tide.

Jaylen McCullough delivers a big hit on Jones coming on a safety blitz on third down and Alabama punts for the first time in the game.

Tua heads back to the locker room and Alabama's punter is in the medical tent.

On third-and-two at their own 48-yard line the Vols try to run "mesh" with crossing routes over the middle but Jennings and Wood-Anderson run into each other and Guarantano is sacked for a loss of four.

Jeremy Pruitt calls three timeouts to ice Alabama kicker Joseph Bulovas and he misses a 41-yard field goal to end the first half. Alabama leads 21-10.

FIRST QUARTER

Freshman Brian Maurer starts at quarterback for the Vols for the third straight game.

The Vols go three-and-out on their first drive and Alabama starts with great field position on the UT 35-yard line.

Tennessee's defense gets flagged for a pass interference and a defensive holding in the endzone and Alabama scores on a Najee Harris one-yard run to take a 7-0 lead with 11:22 left in the first quarter.

The Vols picked up a first down on a Tim Jordan run but then Alabama's Jared Mayden intercepted a pass that popped out of the hands of UT receiver Jauan Jennings and Alabama takes over at the Tennessee 38-yard line.

Alabama moved into the red zone but Tennessee pressured Tua Tagovailoa and Nigel Warrior intercepted his pass in the endzone and returned it 59 yards to the Alabama 41-yard line. That was only Tagovailoa's second interception of the season.

Tennessee converted a 3rd-and-10 with a back shoulder fade to Josh Palmer. After getting flagged for a hold, Jennings fought his way inside the five-yard line on an 18-yard reception.

TOUCHDOWN TENNESSEE. Brian Maurer scores on a QB sneak behind the left side of the line on 3rd-and-1 from the two-yard line. We're all tied up at 7 with 4:21 left in the first quarter.

Alabama drives 65 yards in six plays and scores on a 9-yard run by Brian Robinson to retake the lead 14-7 with 1:35 left in the first quarter.

Vols QB Maurer leaves the game after being shoved to the ground and having offensive lineman Darnell Wright fall on him. Jarrett Guarantano is in at quarterback.

PREGAME

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