I don’t know what Alabama was doing in the first half of this game other than actively trying to lose in every way imaginable, but after falling behind 28-10 in the second quarter they managed to regroup a bit. They closed the half out with ten unanswered to pull within 28-20, then after the half traded blows in the passing game. Tennessee helped out tremendously with a late gaffe of their own, fumbling a mesh that Dallas Turner scooped and scored.
Jalen Hyatt had a Smitty-like performance with five TDs, and both QBs played at a Heisman level.