The two teams meet in Oxford with the Aggies still alive in the Southeastern Conference West Division.
The Vols’ offense scored 38 points while running just 46 plays and possessing the ball less than 14 minutes in last week’s upset of Kentucky.
UNDATED — Alabama coach Nick Saban struck a mostly positive tone with his team after battling down to the wire against a heavy underdog.
12 Mississippi’s coach sees a dominating defense loaded with blue-chip football recruits facing his own explosive offense when the 11th-ranked Aggies visit Saturday riding a four-game winning streak.
The 16th-ranked Tigers and Bulldogs meet Saturday at Jordan-Hare Stadium after suffering losses thanks partly to their failures in those aspects of the game.
— A season that started so well for the Kentucky Wildcats has hit such a skid that coach Mark Stoops isn’t taking any team for granted.
This year’s “Battle for the Boot” pits the already bowl-eligible Razorbacks against a Tigers squad that gave itself a chance to win at Alabama last weekend and needs two victories in its final three regular season games to get a bowl bid.