From crisscrossing the state visiting college campuses to appearing on a podcast popular among millennials, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Doug Jones has made a strategic effort to court Alabama's young voters.

During the campaign, Jones has tailgated at Alabama and Auburn football games and addressed students at both schools. The outreach in part helped him secure endorsements from The Crimson White and The Auburn Plainsman, the student newspapers at Alabama and Auburn.

The former federal prosecutor, who is running against ex-Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore in Tuesday's special election, has also met with students at UAB, Alabama State, Talladega College, Tuskegee University, Alabama A&M, Oakwood University and the University of Alabama at Huntsville, where Jones held a campaign rally last week.

Besides the on-the-ground outreach, the Jones campaign is using other tactics to connect with younger voters, including a texting program and a digital ad campaign that reaches "younger voters who watch TV less frequently but are spending more time online," the campaign said.

In late October, Jones appeared on the podcast "Pod Save America," hosted by former Obama administration officials. The podcast serves as a liberal alternative to talk radio and appeals to millennials. Even after Jones's appearance, the hosts of the podcast have advocated for the Democratic Senate candidate, encouraging listeners to donate to the campaign or volunteer in Alabama.

The targeted effort at the youth vote is a sharp contrast to Moore, who has largely laid low in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations. In recent days, Moore has held campaign rallies at churches, community centers and event spaces. But those events are not aimed at particular segments of supporters.

"Our campaign is running the largest, strongest get-out-the-vote program Alabama has seen in a generation - including robust outreach to younger voters across the state," Jones campaign spokesman Sebastian Kitchen said in a statement. "Doug's commitment to bringing both sides together to focus on kitchen table issues - like creating the next generation of good paying jobs here in our state and making higher education and job training opportunities more affordable and accessible - is resonating with younger voters. But most importantly, younger voters want a Senator who will represent the state with integrity, and that's why they are supporting Doug in overwhelming numbers."