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    Vanderbilt stuns Alabama by shaking up SEC, College Football Playoff

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    A week after knocking off No. 1 Georgia, Alabama stunned Vanderbilt 40-35 in a result that shook up the image of the College Football Playoff and the SEC title race.

    It’s Vanderbilt’s first loss to Alabama since Sept. 29, 1984, and the first loss to a top-five team.

    The second-ranked Crimson Tide came into the game over a three-touchdown favorite against the Commodores, who last won a conference game on Nov. 19, 2022, against Florida. But Alabama looked flat after last week’s thrilling loss to Georgia.

    Vanderbilt took a 13-0 lead early in the first quarter. The Commodores’ first touchdown came on the game’s opening drive, with Sedrick Alexander capping a 75-yard march that lasted more than six minutes. On the Crimson Tide’s first possession, Randon Fontenette intercepted Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe and returned it 29 yards for a touchdown.

    Milroe would respond with two first-half touchdowns as Alabama closed within 23-14 at halftime. The Crimson Tide would get within 30-28 when Milroe hit freshman Ryan Williams for a 58-yard touchdown late in the third quarter.

    From there, Vanderbilt took control. A field goal made it 33-28 and then a sack of Milroe forced a fumble that was recovered by Commodores defensive lineman Yilanan Ouattara. Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia found Kamrean Johnson for a six-yard touchdown to cap the ensuing drive and push the lead to 40-28.

    Alabama scored a late touchdown on a Williams run, but Vanderbilt was able to run out the clock with Pavia and the offense converting three first downs

    Alabama’s loss leaves Texas, Texas A&M, LSU and Tennessee as the SEC’s undefeated teams with seven weeks left in the conference race. The Tide still have hopes of winning the league title or earning a spot in the playoffs, but their margin for error became much smaller with a loss.

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