Three Keys and A Prediction: Vanderbilt Football vs. Alabama

NASHVILLE—-For the first time since Vanderbilt football upset No. 1 Alabama, the Crimson Tide are coming to Nashville. Can Vanderbilt pull another miraculous upset, this time against the No. 3 Crimson Tide.

Vanderbilt enters the game 4-5 after a Saturday win over Mississippi State in Starkville while Alabama comes to Nashville in the fallout of a big win over LSU in Baton Rouge. The setup is similar to 2024, and Vanderbilt knows it will have to follow the blueprint that it used to win that game.

“I think there's a lot that we can learn from that experience in this moment, too, where the season hasn't actually gone the way we've envisioned it," Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said, "But here we…