Tennessee Wears Down Alabama, Wins 26-10 Behind Bishop
DeSean Bishop carried 32 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns, and Tennessee beat Alabama 26-10 without ever trailing. The Volunteers are 6-1. The Crimson Tide are 5-2 and have some turnovers to think about.
Cooper Ranvier started the scoring with field goals of 29, 33 and 41 yards in the first quarter, so it was 9-0 and nobody had crossed the goal line yet. Keelon Russell ran 19 yards for Alabama's touchdown in the second quarter, and Ranvier answered with a 34-yarder to make it 12-7. Conor Talty hit a 42-yard field goal with five seconds left in the half to make it 12-10, which is as close as Alabama got. Bishop scored from 5 yards out in the third quarter (19-10) and from 5 yards again with 3:17 left in the fourth (26-10). Four Ranvier field goals made 12 of Tennessee's 26 points.
The yardage is lopsided. Tennessee gained 354 yards to Alabama's 201, ran 39 times for 157 and sacked Alabama's quarterbacks five times. Alabama turned the ball over four times (two interceptions and two lost fumbles) to Tennessee's one interception. Alabama also never found the end zone through the air, and its 19-for-29 passing produced 147 yards and no touchdown. Four turnovers and no passing touchdown will get you 10 points.
For fantasy, Bishop's 32.5 points were more than twice anyone else's in this game. Mike Matthews (14.5) and Russell (12.5) were next, and Russell's day got dragged down by two interceptions and a lost fumble, which cost him a lot against his season pace.