Alabama football’s explosive offense didn’t have much time to see the field. The Vanderbilt offense was responsible for that. There’s having an edge in time of possession, and then there’s what the Commodores did. Vanderbilt had the ball for 42:08 of the game. Meanwhile, the Crimson Tide only had the ball for 17:52.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.–– Alabama said all the right things throughout the week. Head coach Kalen DeBoer said he felt like his team 'prepared hard' all week long, but

Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.