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Tennessee beats Alabama

Sports · Heat 1.1 / 10 · 4 shows · 27m airtime

Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 on October 17, 2026, handing the Crimson Tide their second straight loss. Deshaun Bishop carried 30 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns. The discussion has widened from the result to the streak and the coach: Alabama has now lost back-to-back regular-season games for the first time since 2007, and fans are calling for Kalen DeBoer to be fired. Coverage also notes that Derek Owings and the strength staff flew from Miami to Knoxville the night of the national title game to join Tennessee.

How 4 podcasts covered it

  1. Nightcap, 2026-10-18 (21:56 to 28:13)
    Blames turnovers for Alabama's second loss
    Reacts to Tennessee's 26-10 win over Alabama, Alabama's second straight loss. Credits Deshaun Bishop's 30 carries for 163 yards and two scores, blames Keelan Russell's turnovers and a 2-of-13 third down day, and runs through Alabama's remaining schedule.
    New angle: Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 for Alabama's second straight loss, with Deshaun Bishop running 30 times for 163 yards and two touchdowns.
  2. The Right Time with Bomani Jones, 2026-10-18 (13:18 to 16:20)
    Reports Alabama fans calling for DeBoer's firing
    Reaction segment on Alabama's loss to Tennessee that goes to the fan base: Bomani and Ryan say Alabama fans are calling for Kalen DeBoer to be fired, and frame the loss as reasonable given the previous week's game while questioning whether DeBoer can meet the job's expectations.
    New angle: Alabama fans are calling for Kalen DeBoer to be fired after the Tennessee loss.
  3. The Right Time with Bomani Jones, 2026-10-18 (16:20 to 20:16)
    Widens into how hard ranking teams is
    Takes up Alabama's playoff odds after the Tennessee loss and widens into a season-long argument about how hard it is to rank teams. The DeBoer firing talk and the 2007 streak stay as background; the new material is opinion, not a development.
  4. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-19 (18:33 to 22:56)
    Traces Tennessee's edge to a strength staff move
    Reacts to Tennessee's 26-10 win over Alabama and traces the physical edge to a staffing move: Derek Owings and the strength staff left Miami for Knoxville the night of the national championship, part of Josh Heupel's push to match the SEC's physical teams. Notes Tennessee won with one explosive pass play.
    New angle: Derek Owings and the strength staff flew from Miami to Knoxville the night of the national title game to join Tennessee.
  5. Josh Pate's College Football Show, 2026-10-19 (22:51 to 26:58)
    Reads Alabama's drive chart and injury list
    Reads Alabama's drive chart and season lows after the Tennessee loss, then turns to the injury list - Ryan Williams, Rayson Delgatti, Terrence Green, EJ Crowell, Zabian Brown - and the Texas A&M line. Stays inside the post-mortem already on the record.
  6. First Take, 2026-10-19 (22:58 to 28:12)
    Adds Alabama's first back-to-back losses since 2007
    Finebaum and Stephen A. Smith work the fallout from Tennessee's win: Alabama's playoff path now runs through LSU on November 7, and the anger has shifted from DeBoer to offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. Adds the first back-to-back regular-season losses since 2007.
    New angle: Alabama has lost back-to-back regular-season games for the first time since 2007.
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