Former Vols Weigh In After Tennessee Tops Alabama Again

Tennessee's win over Alabama echoed well beyond the current locker room. Former Volunteers weighed in after the game, adding their voices to a weekend that meant something to everyone who has worn the orange.

Alumni reaction has become part of the ritual after this game, and this one earned it: a 26-10 win, Tennessee's third straight over Alabama in Knoxville, in a series the Tide once controlled for 15 years. For players who lived through the lean years of the rivalry, results like Saturday's land differently.

Their response is a reminder of what these wins compound into — a program reconnecting its past to its present, one Third Saturday in October at a time.