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Postgame Notes vs. Alabama
POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. No. 7/7 Alabama | Nashville, Tenn. | Nov. 14, 2026
Alabama 21, Vanderbilt 6
TEAM NOTES
- Three of Vanderbilt’s four captains – Issa Ouattara, Cole Spence and Makhilyn Young – represented the Dores for the coin toss
- Alabama won the toss and elected to defer
- Vanderbilt held Alabama scoreless for the opening 29:54, the longest the Crimson Tide have gone before scoring in a game this season
- It was Alabama’s third-lowest scoring output this season (17 vs. Georgia, 10 at Tennessee)
- The Commodore defense forced freshman quarterback Keelon Russell into two turnovers – an interception in the first half and a strip sack in the second half
PLAYER NOTES