Kalen DeBoer challenges Alabama fans to be loud for Saturday’s showdown with Tennessee
By Rolando Rosa
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Tennessee enters Tuscaloosa on Saturday with bragging rights over Alabama after last season’s victory in Knoxville. Alabama head coach Kalen DeBoer knows the Crimson Tide’s fans can play a major role in this weekend’s pivotal matchup and is calling on them to bring their best.
During his Monday press conference, DeBoer praised Alabama’s fans for their passion and urged them to ratchet it up to the highest level for the primetime showdown.
“Looking forward to a great game. We need our fans loud, extremely loud. We need an environment that’s the best in the country here this weekend,” DeBoer said. “Again, we’re playing for a lot each week. We appreciate the support we get. Our players feel an energy and feed off of it.”
Alabama is coming off a fifth straight victory after beating then-No. 14 Missouri 27-24 on the road. Tennessee defeated visiting Arkansas 34-31 last Saturday.
Alabama leads the all-time Third Saturday in October series 59-40-7 vs. Tennessee. Tennessee beat Alabama 24-17 last season. However, Tennessee hasn’t won at Alabama since a 51-43 victory on Oct. 25, 2003.
No. 11 Tennessee at No. 6 Alabama is slated for a 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff. The SEC clash will be televised on ABC.
