Coach Kalen DeBoer's Alabama Crimson Tide dropped a huge 20-17 home game to Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs that saw a scary moment happen involving Ryan Coleman-Williams. DeBoer has a sterling track record against top notch coaches, but it didn't go well for him in Week 6.

After the loss, DeBoer sounded a bit downtrodden but remained steadfast in support of his team.

“Just talkin' to the team, I'm confident it will be yet to be seen what that response looks like next week…This will be certainly where the character of your team gets tested…My feeling is, we'll get back to work, that's what was said down there, and that's what was talked about, so they can make sure they don't have the feelings that they have down in the locker room right now.”

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DeBoer has a blockbuster star quarterback in freshman Keelon Russell, one that many fans believe can save his job in Tuscaloosa. Pat McAfee was the lone College GameDay analyst to pick against the Crimson Tide heading into the Georgia game, showing the confidence most analysts, media and fans still have in DeBoer's elite college football program.

Alabama will travel to Neyland Stadium to take on Josh Heupel's Volunteers on October 17, a game that looks daunting but winnable, and could feature a lot of youthful mistakes by both teams. How Alabama works this week, how their mindset is, and how well they respond to adversity will ultimately determine how well they fare against the Vols, especially considering the magnitude and physicality of the game they just played.