Overview

• Nick Saban said Vanderbilt is a little better than last year, crediting Clark Lea’s work and Diego Pavia’s impact at quarterback.
• Clark Lea likened Alabama’s 2025 attack to the 2020 title team and to Kalen DeBoer and Ryan Grubb’s Washington offense, citing shifts, motions and balance.
• Vanderbilt ranks second in the SEC in rushing at 223.4 yards per game, while Alabama is 14th in rush defense after allowing 6.9 yards per carry to Georgia.
• Alabama enters with a league-best plus-7 turnover margin, no giveaways through five games and a 14-game home winning streak at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
• Linebacker Langston Patterson said Vanderbilt is traveling to Tuscaloosa to dominate, a year after the Commodores’ 40-35 upset of then-No. 1 Alabama in Nashville.