The Tennessee and Alabama football series will be contested for a 107th time on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. Kickoff for the Third Saturday in October between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT and will be televised by ABC.
Tennessee is playing for consecutive wins against Alabama at home for the first time since 2004 and 2006. The Vols were victorious against Alabama, 52-49, on Oct. 15, 2022 at Neyland Stadium.
Beginning with the 2024-25 athletics calendar, Southeastern Conference schools will provide public reports on availability of student-athletes to participate in each conference game in football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball.
Below are the status of Tennessee’s student-athletes for its Week 8 game versus Alabama.
Status: Out
Position: Defensive back
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 205 pounds
Class: Junior
Thomas suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall training camp in August. He has appeared in 25 games, including one start, for the Vols since 2022, recording 28 tackles, two tackles for a loss and one block.
Status: Out
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-3
Weight: 240 pounds
Class: Redshirt senior
Pili suffered a season-ending ACL injury against Florida on Oct. 12. He appeared in six contests for the Vols in 2024, recording 29 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss.
Pili appeared in one game last season for Tennessee after transferring from BYU. He recorded four tackles and played 29 snaps in the Vols’ 2023 season-opening win versus Virginia. Pili suffered an upper-body injury and missed the remainder of last season.
Status: Out
Position: Linebacker
Height: 6-foot-1
Weight: 234 pounds
Class: Freshman
Spillman has appeared in two games this season at Tennessee. He has totaled three tackles (one solo) against Kent State and Oklahoma. Spillman enrolled at Tennessee in March after graduating high school early and participated in spring practices.
Status: Questionable
Position: Running back
Height: 6-foot-2
Weight: 222 pounds
Class: Sophomore
Seldon has appeared in three contests for the Vols in 2024. He has totaled 47 rushing yards on seven attempts, while recording one reception for -2 yards. Seldon also returned two kicks for 59 yards.
Status: Probable
Position: Offensive line
Height: 6-foot-6
Weight: 340 pounds
Class: Sophomore
Heard has appeared in four games for Tennessee in 2024. He played all 69 offensive snaps and allowed one pressure in the Vols’ win versus Florida last week.