Two opposing impressive stats between Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar and the Alabama defense will be put to the test on Saturday
The Vols’ starting QB has been an unstoppable force, while the Bama defense has been an immovable object along the same statistical path. One must give on Saturday.
The Tennessee Volunteers and Alabama Crimson Tide will be on the nation’s center stage on Saturday night at 7:30 pm on ABC inside Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa in one of the SEC’s biggest matchups of the season. The fireworks should fly between two offenses that are more than capable of putting up yards and points.
Tennessee QB Joey Aguilar has been a steady presence in the passing game for well beyond his time in Knoxville. He leads FBS in most consecutive games with at least 200 yards passing with 30. And if he’s going to make it 31, he’s going to have to become the first quarterback this season to do it to the Alabama defense.
The Crimson Tide defense has not allowed a 200-yard passer so far this season
Alabama had a rough start to the season, getting pushed around by Florida State in a 31-17 loss. Despite surrendering 31 points, FSU QB Tommy Castellanos totaled just 152 yards passing.
However, that would not be a one-off for the Crimson Tide defense. In a 24-21 win at Georgia, Alabama held UGA QB Gunner Stockton to just 130 passing yards. Two weeks ago against Vanderbilt, Diego Pavia came close but finished with 198 yards through the air. Last week, Missouri QB Beau Pribula had a season-low 162 passing yards with 2 interceptions.
That all being said, none of those passing offenses is on the same level as Tennessee’s in 2025. Aguilar has jump started a Vols passing attack that is now humming through six games. Chris Brazzell II is one of the best wide receivers in the SEC, if not the country, and Tennessee’s top trio of Brazzell, Mike Matthews, and Braylon Staley has proven to be a potent combination that should test Alabama’s secondary in a way they haven’t been this year.
I would be very surprised if Aguilar doesn’t keep his streak going on Saturday night. But it’s going to take a whole lot more than that to pull off the upset for Tennessee. We’ll find out soon enough if they’re up to the challenge.
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