Story bySteve Holley, Roll Tide WireFri, February 27, 2026 at 8:45 PM UTC·6 min readAfter barely breaking a sweat in a 100-75 rout of Mississippi State for their 10th straight win over the Bulldogs earlier in the week, Nate Oats' Alabama Crimson Tide will look to snap a different when they visit Knoxville to face the Tennessee Volunteers on the next to last weekend on the SEC regular-season schedule. Alabama (21-7 overall, 11-4 SEC), ranked No. 17 in the AP Top 25 poll and No. 18 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll, exploded for 63 points in the first half of its dominant win over Mississippi State at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEven with star Labaron Philon out of the lineup, the Tide led by as many as 39 points and used big nights from several key players to put the game out to bed early.
