Where every SEC football head coach was in 2006, last season Vols beat Alabama

[{"selector":"#anim-84ae2a21-b2db-4f08-ac90-9f20e6990c75","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] No. 8 Tennessee (5-0, 2-0 SEC) will host No. 1 Alabama (6-0, 3-0 SEC) Saturday at Neyland Stadium in Week 7.

[{"selector":"#anim-1adc19c1-71ea-4e24-93e7-c2ee00bc1621","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “Obviously, this is why you come to Tennessee and want to be in this league,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said ahead of playing Alabama.

[{"selector":"#anim-64ebb871-cc8c-49f4-86a9-420a01b1a60c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “You have a big-time matchup this weekend. Really excited. “(College) GameDay,” “SEC Nation,” the environment that will be here on Saturday, really excited about that.

[{"selector":"#anim-20900ced-96d2-43ec-98e9-e68350df0431","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] “Our players have earned the right to be able to get to this point, to play a game like this. Preparation is going to be critical in this one. Alabama is really good.

[{"selector":"#anim-711b35af-2bc1-498a-bd96-9adb5ab30b1e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Offense, defense, special teams, they have really good personnel in all three phases of the game.

[{"selector":"#anim-3990c086-4c10-42cb-8e75-3901e03ea609","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It will obviously be a huge test for us, but our players are excited.

[{"selector":"#anim-d45a3189-f478-42a0-98ef-669055562d65","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This morning was good preparation.

[{"selector":"#anim-3b921345-0517-4107-a6d7-b00dda54081c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Need to have a great week of practice and get ready to play our best football.”

[{"selector":"#anim-41826ed9-3743-4e15-85c9-aa7c3f1f3815","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The Vols will look to end a 15-game losing streak in the annual series. Tennessee last defeated Alabama in 2006.

[{"selector":"#anim-ae0fb159-188e-49bd-b656-c4a602bebaea","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] next is a look at where every current SEC head coach was in 2006 the last time Tennessee defeated Alabama.

[{"selector":"#anim-73a875d4-6da2-426f-ab73-5828e3921905","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Shane Beamer (Mississippi State running backs coach)

[{"selector":"#anim-ddf77af2-d179-4fbe-b0de-9bbfb4bcc90d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Eliah Drinkwitz (Springdale High School (Arkansas) offensive coordinator)

[{"selector":"#anim-9aa87552-7ba6-48db-92db-80e916008b4f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Jimbo Fisher (LSU offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach)

[{"selector":"#anim-aa21a962-ed74-4d7e-9997-6396fc947e9a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Bryan Harsin (Boise State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach)

[{"selector":"#anim-43a236c2-3934-4ca3-8e81-a5f27db8cbca","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Josh Heupel (Oklahoma quarterbacks coach)

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[{"selector":"#anim-b81c367e-ad07-46c3-adaf-8610ee174410","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Lane Kiffin (USC offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach)

[{"selector":"#anim-4bf4d7b8-1681-407d-b7bb-481456110aa5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Clark Lea (UCLA graduate assistant) Mike Leach (Texas Tech head coach) Billy Napier (Clemson tight ends coach)

[{"selector":"#anim-64663db0-0bdc-4f82-9681-0193ae39f147","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":250,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Sam Pittman (Northern Illinois offensive line coach) Nick Saban (Miami Dolphins head coach)

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Where every SEC football head coach was in 2006, last season Vols beat Alabama

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