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How To Watch: No. 15 Tennessee looks to bounce back at home against UAB

IMG_3593by: Grant Ramey15 hours agoGrantRamey
UAB Football | UAB Athletics
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Tennessee Football is back at home for a third straight week when the 15th-ranked Vols host UAB on Saturday in a 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time kickoff at Neyland Stadium. The game will be televised by SEC Network.

Tennessee (2-1) lost 44-41 in overtime against Georgia at home Saturday afternoon in the SEC opener.

UAB (2-1) beat Akron 31-28 Saturday night in Birmingham, bouncing back for the 38-24 loss at Navy last week. The Blazers opened the season with a 52-42 home win over Alabama State on August 28. 

How to Watch: No. 15 Tennessee vs. UAB

When: Saturday, 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time

Where: Neyland Stadium

TV: SEC Network

Radio: WNML 99.1 and WIVK 107.7 FM in Knoxville (Mike Keith, Ramon Foster, Brent Hubbs, Jayson Swain). The Vol Network radio broadcast can be heard on local affiliates across the state of Tennessee.

Vols open as 37.5-point favorite, total set at 66.5

Tennessee on Sunday opened as an 37.5-point home favorite over UAB for Saturday’s game at Neyland Stadium, according to odds released by BetMGM. The total is 66.5 for the Vols and Blazers, who are scheduled for a 12:45 p.m. Eastern Time start on SEC Network. 

UAB beat Akron 31-28 Saturday night in Birmingham, bouncing back for the 38-24 loss at Navy last week. The Blazers opened the season with a 52-42 home win over Alabama State on August 28. 

The Vols are 3-0 against the spread this season, covering as a 13.5-point favorite against Syracuse in the 45-26 win in Week 1 in Atlanta, covering a 40.5-point spread against ETSU in a 72-17 win last week and covering a 3.5-point spread against Georgia on Saturday. 

Tennessee games have also gone over the total in each of the first three weeks. It was a 51.5-point total against Syracuse, 58.5 against ETSU and 50.5 against Georgia. 

Trent Dilfer is 9-18 overall in third season at UAB

Jalen Kitna, the son of former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, threw for 341 yards, two touchdowns and an interception against Akron. On the season he’s for 70-for-90 (77.7%) for 892 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions. 

Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Trent Dilfer is in his third season as UAB’s head coach, with a 9-18 overall record and a 6-12 record in the American Conference. 

Dilfer was head coach at Lipscomb Academy in Nashville for four seasons before behind hired at UAB, going 44-10 as a high school coach, including a 26-1 record over his final two seasons.

Tennessee is 5-0 all time against UAB, dating back to 1998.

The Vols beat the Blazers 37-13 in November 1998, 17-10 in September 2005, 35-3 in 2008 and 32-29 in 2010. The most recent meeting was a 30-7 win in November 2019. 

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