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.

Only believe believe Alabama is ‘back’ after the Crimson Tide show consistency, something never previously attained in the Kalen DeBoer tenure.

Vanderbilt athletics had a busy weekend across the SEC. Friday night, Vanderbilt soccer traveled to Texas, but took a tough loss to the Longhorns by a score of 2-1. With a game tied at halftime, both schools fought back and forth for the first lead of the game.

The No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide (3-1) face a fellow SEC foe when they host the No. 17 Vanderbilt Commodores (5-0) on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. To find out who we pick to win this contest, see the rest of this column.

Diego Pavia will aim to stay perfect against SEC teams in the state of Alabama this week. He has yet to lose to Alabama or Auburn in his career.

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

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.

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

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)