Tennessee football score, game updates vs. Alabama: Can Vols end losing streak to Tide?

Tennessee football and Alabama finally arrive at their "Third Saturday in October" rivalry game, and this one could be special.

The Crimson Tide has won 15 straight in the series since Nick Saban took the helm. But the Vols may have their best shot score their first win in the series since 2006 with a top-ranked unit in total offense.

No. 8 Tennessee (5-0, 2-0 SEC) plays No. 1 Alabama (6-0, 3-0) at 3:30 p.m. ET amid a sellout crowd at Neyland Stadium. It will be televised nationally on CBS.

Tennessee football score vs Alabama: Live updates

Fourth quarter

FINAL: Chase McGrath's 40-yard field goal, though wobbly, is good! TENNESSEE WINS 52-49!

2 seconds left: Bru McCoy with a great catch to the Alabama 22-yard line. Timeout Vols.

Chase McGrath will have a chance from 41 yards out.

9 seconds left: Hendon Hooker to Ramel Keyton to midfield.

15 seconds left: Will Reichard's 50-yard field goal is no good. Wide right. Vols have two timeouts.

37 seconds left: Ja'Corey Brooks converts on 3rd down for 18. Alabama in field goal range.

1:20 left: Kobe Prentice makes a catch to midfield. Alabama driving.

Tennessee takes advantage of 4th down DPI, and Jalin Hyatt ties the game with his 5th TD of the day

3:27 left: Next play after the DPI is a Jalin Hyatt short post route TD catch over the middle. 13-yard TD, Hyatt's fifth TD of the day.

PAT good. Tennessee 49, Alabama 49. Buckle up.

3:47 left: Hendon Hooker heaves a ball toward the end zone on 4th and 6, and it's intercepted by Kool-Aid McKinstry.

Except Malachi Moore is called for defensive pass interference. 1st and 10 on the Alabama 13-yard line. Huge play.

Bad handoff turns into Alabama TD, Tide lead

7:49 left: What a mistake. Jabari Small and Hendon Hooker mishandle the handoff, and Dallas Turner scoops and scores. A big turnaround. First huge mistake for the Vols.

Alabama 49, Tennessee 42. Neyland Stadium mood has changed.

Bryce Young wills Alabama to game-tying drive

8:38 left: Bryce Young is special, no matter what side you are on in this rivalry. A couple of big plays on the run, including the 4th and goal touchdown pass to Cameron Latu.

Alabama 42, Tennessee 42, This is a classic.

Young now 31-43 for 407 yards and two touchdowns.

Jalin Hyatt sets a record, and UT retakes the lead

14:01 left: Jalin Hyatt flies past an Alabama defender, catches a Hendon Hooker pass and races 78 yards for the touchdown.

Two-point conversion good, with a shovel pass to Princeton Fant converting.

It is Hyatt's fourth TD catch of the game, a single-game UT record.

Tennessee 42, Alabama 35.

Third quarter

Alabama finally scores on long drive, has first lead of game

4:27 left: That was an eventful way to get to a Jahmyr Gibbs short touchdown.

After a Jase McClellan touchdown was nullified by a holding penalty, a questionable pass interference penalty sets up 1st and goal. Gibbs beat the UT defense to the left for the touchdown.

Extra point good. Alabama 35, Tennessee 34.

8:05 left: Bryce Young, vintage play out of the pocket. He's good.

Jalin Hyatt scores TD No. 3 to put Vols back ahead

10:16 left: Jalin Hyatt touchdown No. 3 on a 60-yard catch-and-run against an Alabama safety. That was easy work.

Chase McGrath is wide left on the extra point try. Uh oh.

Tennessee 34, Alabama 28.

Alabama ties the game after Vols fail on fourth down

11:11 left: Jahmyr Gibbs breaks a tackle and jogs into the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown. Ja'Corey Brooks snags a Bryce Young two-point conversion pass to tie the game. Key play was a 36-yard Jermaine Burton catch on a jump ball down the left hash.

That first quarter pressure from the Vols' defense was non-existent on that drive.

Tennessee 28, Alabama 28.

12:15 left: Questionable decision there for the Vols on fourth down. Not necessarily on the decision to go on the Alabama 42-yard line, but for the play call to be a quick throw to Jacob Warren short of the sticks on 4th and 2. Alabama's defense gets the stop.

A ridiculously long review after the down markers on the field didn't flip to fourth down. No changes after a minutes-long review.

12:45 left: Hendon Hooker skies one over Ramel Keyton on what could have been a very long play. Wow.

Second quarter

HALFTIME: Tennessee 28, Alabama 20.

Vols have benefitted and taken advantage of Alabama penalties, turnovers and poor punts. Hendon Hooker is 12-of-16 for 166 yards and two touchdowns.

41 seconds left: Bryce Young's third down pass is dropped. Will Reichard's 43-yard field goal is good.

Tennessee 28, Alabama 20.

2:44 left: Vols go for it on 4th and 5 from the Alabama 36-yard line, and Hendon Hooker overthrows Ramel Keyton on a possible TD. Wow.

Alabama will have decent field position.

Alabama cuts Vols lead to 11

6:46 left: Touchdown Alabama. Bryce Young rolls to his left and finds Ja'Corey Brooks for a 7-yard touchdown.

Tennessee 28, Alabama 17. Tennessee gets the ball to start the second half, so this is a big drive upcoming.

Vols turn Alabama punt-return miscue into a TD

11:41 left: Touchdown Tennessee. Princeton Fant plunges in from 2 yards out on the fullback dive. Alabama full of errors, and Tennessee happy to turn mistakes into points.

Tennessee 28, Alabama 10.

12:01 left: Ramel Keyton with a long catch-and-run. Vols first-and-goal.

13:12 left: UT three-and-out. UT punt.

Kool-Aid McKinstry lets a short punt drop, but an Alabama special teamer tries to inexplicably run with the ball. It's a live ball, recovered by UT.

14:11 left: Bryce Young's third-and-goal pass is incomplete. Will Reichard's field goal is good.

Tennessee 21, Alabama 10. Field goals in goal-to-go situations are wins for the Vols defense.

First quarter

40 seconds left: Jahmyr Gibbs may see a full day's work. A first down catch and a first down carry helps the Tide drive inside the red zone.

Is the rout on? Jalin Hyatt's second TD of the day puts Vols up 21-7

3:59 left: Jalin Hyatt is wide open on the right side on a quick crosser on 3rd down, and he wins the sprint to the end zone. 11-yard touchdown for Hyatt, his second of the game.

Tennessee 21, Alabama 7.

5::!1 left: A bushel of Alabama penalties and a big drop kills the Alabama drive. A short punt gives UT the ball at the Alabama 35. Now 7 Alabama penalties.

6:03 left: Four first-quarter penalties for Alabama.

Jalin Hyatt burns the Alabama secondary

6:43 left: Jalin Hyatt splits two Alabama DBs on a go route. 36-yard TD catch for the Irmo, S.C. native. He's been the best WR in Cedric Tillman's absence.

Tennessee 14, Alabama 7. Not that Alabama isn't, but Tennessee is built for this pace.

7:26 left: Ramel Keyton draws a PI, then catches a pass for a first down.

Bryce Young's shoulder is OK, and Alabama is on the board

7:59 left: Touchdown Alabama. Jahmyr Gibbs eludes UT tacklers until there were no more UT tacklers. 8-yard TD run.

Tennessee 7, Alabama 7.

8:32 left: Bryce Young's shoulder is OK. He throws a strike up the seam to Isaiah Bond into the red zone.

9:51 left: Ja'Corey Brooks with a 27-yard catch to get the Tide moving. UT getting pressure on Bryce Young early, though.

Tennessee on the board early with dominant opening drive

10:18 left: Touchdown Tennessee. That was way too easy. Bru McCoy and Jacob Warren caught passes for first downs, sandwiching a 20-yard Hendon Hooker run. Jabari Small finished the drive with a 1-yard plunge.

Tennessee 7, Alabama 0.

12:29 left: A blitz gets home on Bryce Young on third down, and Young throws off balance and incomplete.

Alabama will punt.

15:00 left: Alabama will receive the ball to start today's game. Vol fans, you miss these kinds of games?

Let's kick it off.

Pregame

ESPN's College GameDay is over (hint: Vol fans will like Lee Corso's pick), the Vol Walk is complete and warmups are beginning inside Neyland Stadium.

Bryce Young is warming up, working through different throws and lengths of throws about 75 minutes before kickoff.

Bryce Young expected to play for Alabama

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, is expected to play after recovering from an injury to his throwing shoulder, according to ESPN's Pete Thamel.

"We'll evaluate (Young) in pregame," Saban said. "I know he wants to play. He's ready to play. We'll see if he can do the things physically he needs to do to play."

Read more about Young's injury status here.

Cedric Tillman (injury), Jaylen McCollough out for Tennessee

Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough will not play. McCollough is facing a felony aggravated assault charge following his arrest on Oct. 9, but his attorney asserted "his complete innocence" in a statement.

McCollough, a four-year starter, leads the Vols in defensive snaps played (353) and ranks fourth in tackles (23). Tennessee already has problems in the defensive secondary, ranking No. 128 among 131 FBS teams in pass defense.

Tennessee wide receiver Cedric Tillman will miss a third straight game because of an ankle injury. Without Tillman, the Vols must continue to rely on Bru McCoy, Jalin Hyatt, Ramel Keyton and others as targets for quarterback Hendon Hooker.

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