The Alabama Crimson Tide enters week six at a perfect 4-0, fresh off one of college football’s most impressive wins of the season last week. They are in Nashville preparing for their first SEC road game of the season and of the Kalen DeBoer era.

Alabama will be without starting WR Kendrick Law, who suffered an injury in last week’s game and was officially ruled out Friday night.

Alabama will try to avoid an obvious trap play against the Commodores. Vanderbilt comes into the game at 2-2 and looking like a much better football team than last season. The ‘Dores already scored a big win at FirstBank Stadium, beating Virginia Tech in the season opener. Two weeks ago, they took Missouri to the brink before losing in overtime in Columbia.

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Alabama opened the week as a 24-point favorite over Vanderbilt, but that line has dropped to 22.5 as we approach kickoff.

It will be interesting to see how a DeBoer-coached Alabama handles success after last week. The Tide will face complacency for the first time in 2024 after rising to the No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there is a sloppy offensive start, but over time, as usually happens in college football, the talent will gain and overwhelm.

Vanderbilt will stay longer than most expect, but Alabama will put Clark Lea’s team to bed late in the third quarter.