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Oct 15, 2016; Knoxville, TN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide defensive back Eddie Jackson (4) celebrates his punt return for a 79yd touchdown against the Tennessee Volunteers during the fourth quarter at Neyland Stadium. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
A widely recognizable broadcast crew will be in Knoxville for this year’s Third Saturday in October showdown between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers.
ESPN/ABC’s No. 2 broadcast team of Sean McDonough (play-by-play) and former Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy (analyst) will have the call of Alabama vs. Tennessee Saturday, the network announced earlier this week. Molly McGrath will serve as sideline reporter. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on ABC.
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It’s the first time this season that the McDonough-McElroy crew will call an Alabama game. McDonough last called an Alabama game in 2021 when the Crimson Tide defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats, 27-6, in that year’s Cotton Bowl. He also had the national radio call of Alabama’s 26-23 overtime victory over the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 College Football Playoff Championship for ESPN Radio.
The Crimson Tide stayed at No. 7 in this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll after narrowly avoiding an upset for the second week in a row in an ugly 27-25 win over South Carolina last Saturday in Tuscaloosa.
Tennessee, ranked No. 10, needed overtime to defeat the Florida Gators, 23-17, last Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
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