One of Diego Pavia's biggest football influences, former Texas A&M star Johnny Manziel will be on the Vanderbilt sideline at Alabama on Oct. 4.

Ray Campbell finally stepped foot back on Vanderbilt's campus for a football game, his first in more than a decade. Yes, Vandy's first stadium renovation since 1981 helped. How the No. 16 Commodores are playing this season,

Records: Mississippi State 4-1, 1-1 vs. AP teams; Texas A&M 4-0, 1-0 vs. AP teams Opening Line: Texas A&M -13.5, O/U 58.5 Money line: Off Over/Under: 57.5 (O -115, U -105)

Vanderbilt got off to a slow start on both sides of the ball, but the Commodore defense got the stops it needed to pull away.

Vandy now takes on an Alabama team that is coming off of a huge win at Georgia, and the Commodores face a coach in Kalen DeBoer who has stumbled as a big favorite since taking over at Alabama. Four times already, in DeBoer’s 17 games as Alabama head coach, his team has lost games as a double-digit favorite.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Alabama Crimson Tide NCAAF game to be played on October 4, 2025 on ESPN.

A 40-year-old man faces charges after multiple people reported that he chased them with a knife on the Vanderbilt University campus.

Vanderbilt continues to prove it belongs on center stage. The Commodores handled Utah State 55-35 at FirstBank Stadium Saturday, pushing their record to 5-0 for the first time since 2008 and showing once again why they belong in the national conversation.