Vanderbilt faces its biggest challenge of 2016 when it travels to Alabama for a cross-division showdown with No. 9 Auburn. The Commodores can win just their second SEC road game of the Derek Mason era, but it will take a tremendous effort to get there. Oddsmakers have pegged the ‘Dores as a 26-point underdog against the Tigers on Saturday.
Vandy only ever sees Auburn in Summer Olympic years these days, so we turned to an expert to help decipher this week’s foe. Walt Austin is the managing editor over at College and Magnolia, SB Nation’s authority on all things War Eagle.