No. 14 Tennessee (5-1, 2-1 SEC) will host No. 7 Alabama (5-1, 3-1 SEC) on Saturday in Week 7 of the 2026 football season.
Kickoff between the Vols and Crimson Tide is slated for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Neyland Stadium (ABC).
Saturday’s game will mark a return to Knoxville for former Tennessee Director of Player Personnel Bob Welton. He worked for the Vols from 2013-17 under head coach Butch Jones.
Welton is serving in the same capacity at Alabama. He has served as the Crimson Tide’s Director of Player Development under head coaches Nick Saban and Kalen DeBoer since 2018.
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Welton oversees the organization of all recruiting efforts for Alabama. He also works closely with compliance regarding initial eligibility and assists with coaching clinics, camps and numerous other on-campus events.
Prior to Tennessee, Welton worked in the NFL with Cleveland, serving as a college scout for the Browns from 2004-13.
He began his coaching career as a high school coach from 1997-2003. Welton guided Coloma High School in Coloma, Michigan to an undefeated season and a first playoff victory in school history.
Members of the military hold up a American Flag before the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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Sept. 18, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Jake Yurachek (35) carries the United States flag onto the field prior to the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
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Wide receiver Quindarius Carr #9 of the Auburn Tigers runs onto the field carrying the American Flag with wide receiver Travante Stallworth #85 of the Auburn Tigers on September 10, 2011 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.
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Dominique Easley #2 of the Florida Gators holds an American flag before a game against the UAB Blazers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 10, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida.
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(Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports)
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Nov. 4, 2023; Oxford, Mississippi; Mississippi Rebels defensive back Nyseer Fullwood-Theodore (44) runs the American flag onto the field prior to the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
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Sept. 11, 2010; Norman, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Sooners Ruf Nek carries the american flag on the Sooner Schooner prior to kick-off for the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Memorial Stadium.
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The American flag is presented on the field before a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 17, 2005 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
(Grant Halverson, Getty Images)
A Tennessee marching band member holds an American flag during halftime against Auburn at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 9, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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Oct. 3, 2020; Austin, Texas; Texas player Anton Simieou runs onto the field with an American flag before a NCAA college football game against TCU at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
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Nov. 11, 2023; College Station, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Sam Mathews (12) runs out with the American Flag prior to the game against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field.
(Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports)
Nov. 16, 2019; Nashville, Tennessee; Members of the Army hold a large American flag during the national anthem as helicopters perform a flyover before a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores game and the Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Stadium.
(Christopher Hanewinckel/USA TODAY Network)
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Members of the military hold up a American Flag before the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
(Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images)
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Members of the military hold up a American Flag before the game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryant-Denny Stadium on September 11, 2010 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
(Kevin C. Cox, Getty Images)
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Sept. 18, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Arkansas Razorbacks linebacker Jake Yurachek (35) carries the United States flag onto the field prior to the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium.
(Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports)
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Wide receiver Quindarius Carr #9 of the Auburn Tigers runs onto the field carrying the American Flag with wide receiver Travante Stallworth #85 of the Auburn Tigers on September 10, 2011 at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama.
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Dominique Easley #2 of the Florida Gators holds an American flag before a game against the UAB Blazers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on September 10, 2011 in Gainesville, Florida.
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Fans of the Georgia Bulldogs hold an American flag to commemorate 9/11 before a game against the UAB Blazers at Sanford Stadium on September 11, 2021 in Athens, Georgia.
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The American flag carried by Kentucky’s ROTC covered the football field before the national anthem as the Kentucky Wildcats play Eastern Michigan at Kroger Field in Lexington, Kentucky on Sept. 13, 2025.
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Eric Reid #1 of the LSU Tigers carries an American Flag onto the field before playing the Idaho Vandals at Tiger Stadium on September 15, 2012 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
(Chris Graythen, Getty Images)
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Nov. 23, 2023; Starkville, Mississippi; Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker Nathaniel Watson (14) carries an American Flag onto the field prior to the game against the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field.
(Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports)
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Sept. 29, 2001: Fans wave an American Flag before the Missouri versus Nebraska game at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.
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Nov. 4, 2023; Oxford, Mississippi; Mississippi Rebels defensive back Nyseer Fullwood-Theodore (44) runs the American flag onto the field prior to the game against the Texas A&M Aggies at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium.
(Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports)
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Sept. 11, 2010; Norman, Oklahoma; Oklahoma Sooners Ruf Nek carries the american flag on the Sooner Schooner prior to kick-off for the game against the Florida State Seminoles at Memorial Stadium.
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The American flag is presented on the field before a game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Alabama Crimson Tide on September 17, 2005 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.
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A Tennessee marching band member holds an American flag during halftime against Auburn at Neyland Stadium on Nov. 9, 2013 in Knoxville, Tennessee.
(Michael Patrick/USA TODAY Network)
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Oct. 3, 2020; Austin, Texas; Texas player Anton Simieou runs onto the field with an American flag before a NCAA college football game against TCU at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
(Ricardo B. Brazziell-USA TODAY Sports)
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Nov. 11, 2023; College Station, Texas; Texas A&M Aggies linebacker Sam Mathews (12) runs out with the American Flag prior to the game against Mississippi State Bulldogs at Kyle Field.
(Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports)
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Nov. 16, 2019; Nashville, Tennessee; Members of the Army hold a large American flag during the national anthem as helicopters perform a flyover before a game between the Vanderbilt Commodores game and the Kentucky Wildcats at Vanderbilt Stadium.
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