After its 30-14 loss to No. 10 Alabama on Saturday, Vanderbilt dropped in the rankings for the first time in 2025.
The Commodores entered Tuscaloosa hoping to follow up their historical 2024 victory with a statement that they were here to stay. But a combination of sloppy turnovers, a hostile Bryant-Denny Stadium crowd and a sharp performance from the Crimson Tide sent Vanderbilt back to Nashville without the undefeated record it carried through the first five weeks of the season.
“They took it to us in the second half,” head coach Clark Lea said after the game. “The plays were out there to be made and we didn’t make them.”…