Vandy upsets Bama for very first win vs

Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores danced onto the field, leaping up and down as they took apart a goalpost, carried it out of the stadium and called out sweet noises of victory.They lugged the

goalpost a couple of miles and tossed it into the Cumberland River.Their school

‘s historical win over No. 1 Alabama was worthy of to be celebrated this way.Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six, and Diego Pavia beat Heisman Prize contender Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 on Saturday for the Commodores’very first win over a top-ranked team.Vanderbilt (3-2, 1-1 SEC)was 0-60 all time versus AP top-five groups

before Saturday, the longest such streak in the poll era (given that 1936). The Commodores hadn’t beaten the Crimson Tide on the field in 40 years, but they snapped a 23-game skid by making huge play after huge play to give coach Clark Lea his alma mater’s greatest win ever.Editor’s Picks 2 Associated “This is the dream, right here, “Lea stated.”And for the next 12 hours, I’m going to take pleasure in the dream.

We have actually got more ahead of us, however this is what Vanderbilt football needs to be about: big wins on big phases. We’re going to go get some more. “Alabama had just transferred to the top of the AP Top 25 after an emotional win over Georgia. The Crimson Tide opened as a 22.5-point favorite over the Commodores at ESPN BET; it was the very first time an AP No. 1 team lost as a minimum of a three-touchdown favorite given that 2008, when USC fell to Oregon State as a 25-point favorite.” We’re going to find out truly how much we appreciate each other and what it looks like progressing,”first-year Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said.

“We have actually been evaluated in various methods, truly, a lot of the games here this season, and this is a various type of test now in our reaction. “Alexander capped the game’s opening drive with a 7-yard goal to put Vanderbilt ahead to stay. It marked the first time since 2007 that Vanderbilt had actually opened a game versus Alabama with a touchdown, the last time being Nick Saban’s second game as coach.The Crimson Tide (4-1, 1-1 )assisted the Commodores pad that lead with a lot of mistakes, careless play and penalties.Alabama got within 30-28 with Milroe’s 58-yard scoring pass to Ryan Williams. The Commodores answered with 10 points.Of their overall, 13 points came off Milroe’s two turnovers, the second a strip sack by Miles Capers recuperated by Yilanan Ouattara at midfield. Pavia topped the drive with a 6-yard goal pass to Alabama native Kamrean Johnson with 5:07 left for a 40-28 lead.Year Winner Spread Opp.’ 04 Miss. State +24 20 Florida ’93 LSU +24 5 Alabama ’14 Texas A&M +23.5 3 Auburn’20 LSU +23 6 Florida’08 Ole Miss +23 4 Florida’01 Auburn +23 1 Florida’ 24 Vanderbilt +22.5 1 Alabama’22 S. Carolina +22.5 5 Tenn.’92 Arkansas +22.5 4 Tenn.– Considering that 1978 Milroe tried to rally Alabama,