Alabama football is back in control of its own destiny heading into the final weekend of the regular season.
Heading into Week 13, there were a few scenarios in which Alabama could win next week's Iron Bowl and be left out of the SEC Championship Game due to tiebreakers.
Every single one of those scenarios included Kentucky upsetting Vanderbilt. Diego Pavia and the Commodores did Alabama a favor, rolling to a 45-17 win over the Wildcats. Vanderbilt's win ensures that only one thing is in the Crimson Tide's way of making it to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game: next week's Iron Bowl at Jordan-Hare Stadium.