Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC in Tuscaloosa, where College Gameday will be on site for one of the week’s two ranked-on-ranked matchups.
- Vanderbilt is 5-0 and up to No. 16 behind QB Diego Pavia, who has completed 74.6% for 1,211 yards and 13 TDs through five games.
- No. 10 Alabama rides momentum from a road win over then-No. 5 Georgia, with QB Ty Simpson’s performance elevating his profile entering Week 6.
- Alabama players have cast the game in revenge terms after last season’s 40-35 loss, with Simpson saying the team remembers what happened and plans to respond.
- Sportsbooks list Alabama as roughly a 10.5-point favorite, SportsLine simulations project the Tide to cover in 58% of runs, and many media picks lean Alabama to win or cover.