Overview
- Alabama followed a 24-21 win at Georgia with a 30-14 victory over Vanderbilt, improving to 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the SEC.
- ESPN’s Heather Dinich points to next week’s trip to Missouri as a stern test, with Tennessee, LSU and Oklahoma still ahead in Tuscaloosa.
- Fans continue tracking a superstition that Alabama is 11-2 when Kalen DeBoer wears his black hoodie, though he has said clothing does not decide games.
- Before the Vanderbilt game, DeBoer appeared on College GameDay in a custom sports coat from tailor Ramesh Kripalani, who expects a full wardrobe ready by Oct. 20.
- Comparisons to Nick Saban persist as ESPN’s Bill Connelly notes DeBoer has four losses to unranked teams, matching Saban’s total across 17 seasons.