AL.com · 5 days ago
What to know about Vanderbilt, Alabama’s next opponent
Alabama football got through its trip to LSU with a 31-13 win on Saturday. If all goes as expected the rest of the way, that likely sealed up a College Football Playoff position for the Crimson Tide.
But next up is the team that helped ruin Alabama’s 2024 campaign, Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide will travel to Nashville Saturday, for its first game at FirstBank Stadium since the Commodores pulled of a huge upset two years ago.
As Alabama begins preparing for the game, here’s what to know about a team that is far different than it was back then.
The coach
Vanderbilt has historically been the SEC’s cellar stalwart. But when Clark Lea arrived, things were worse than usual.
