Tennessee Vols have Alabama Crimson Tide up next

The last remedy Tennessee needs for its two-game losing streak is a date with Alabama in Tuscaloosa, but that's what the Vols (3-3, 0-3 SEC) will be served Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, CBS).

The top-ranked Crimson Tide (7-0, 4-0) whipped Arkansas 41-9 on Saturday night. 

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Alabama coach Nick Saban said after a recent victory that the media's positive coverage of his team is like "rat poison." But it's hard to nit-pick the way Alabama has played. The Crimson Tide have outscored their seven opponents 299-71.

Alabama leads the SEC in scoring offense and scoring defense.

Running back Damien Harris (68 carries, 625 yards) is on pace for another 1,000-yard season. Quarterback Jalen Hurts has been efficient, completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 1,025 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception. Calvin Ridley is tied for second in the SEC with 33 receptions, which he has turned into 441 yards.

Alabama's defense has generated 14 turnovers.

Alabama leads the all-time series with Tennessee 54-38-7. That includes 10 straight Alabama victories in the series.