Overview

• No. 10 Alabama hosts No. 16 Vanderbilt on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT at Bryant-Denny Stadium, airing on ABC with ESPN’s College GameDay on site and comedian Theo Von as guest picker.
• SEC availability reports list Alabama’s Qua Russaw out indefinitely after foot surgery, Jeremiah Beaman and Jah-Marien Latham out for the season, and defensive tackle James Smith out for the first half due to a targeting suspension.
• Vanderbilt ruled out CB Marlon Jones, RB Chase Gillespie, S Brail Lipford and LB Jamison Curtis, listed DL Yilanan Ouattara as doubtful, and kept CB Mark Davis questionable.
• Johnny Manziel said he will be on Vanderbilt’s sideline and has been mentoring Pavia this week, offering advice on handling the Bryant-Denny environment.
• Analyst Joel Klatt highlighted Alabama’s struggles stopping the run and projected a close game, while the quarterback duel features high-efficiency starters Ty Simpson and Pavia leading top-tier offenses.