Domination met alarming turnovers. Despite a historic blowout, Alabama's passing game and special teams revealed crucial flaws before their Auburn showdown.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/alabama as Everything Eastern Illinois Head Coach Chris Wilkerson Said After Facing Alabama. Eastern Illinois head coach Chris Wilkerson took the podium after the Panthers fell 56-0 to No. 10 Alabama in Week 13 of the 2025 season. Here's everything he said:

Following are Roll Tide Wire's staff predictions for the Week 13 clash between Alabama and Eastern Illinois.

Free throws were not the only reason Illinois lost to Alabama, but they were the loudest. A 4-point loss with 9 missed freebies will haunt any fan who watched that game, especially in an atmosphere as incredible as the UC crowd.

Illinois may have fallen to Alabama on Wednesday, but there were still positives to be gleaned from the outing ... as well as plenty of negatives to go around