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Vanderbilt quarterback commit Michael Mitchell Jr. followed the score from his brother’s football game and then went to a restaurant to see the unbelievable: Commodores 40, Alabama 35.
“It was exciting watching them beat Alabama,” Mitchell said. “But I’m not surprised. They could easily be 5-0 right now.”
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Linebacker pledge Josiah Broxton had a watch party at his grandmother’s house.
“Seeing them dominate and control the whole game had me and the whole family hyped,” the Tallahassee (Fla.) Florida standout said.
Chicago (Ill.) Mt Carmel quarterback commit Jack Elliott was at homecoming pictures when the game ended but after visiting Vanderbilt early in the summer a few months after his commitment, he knew the Commodores were going the right way.
“When I visited in June I knew that the program was heading in the right direction especially because of the new attitude in not just the staff but the players as well,” Elliott said.
In one of the biggest upsets in college football history, Vanderbilt shocked Alabama, 40-35, Saturday night in Nashville. Afterward, fans carried the goalposts down Broadway in a night Music City will never forget.
In the post-game press conference, Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea teared up. The Commodores not only beat Alabama (which was coming off the biggest high of beating Georgia the week before), Vanderbilt never trailed against the Crimson Tide.
It was the first time Vandy beat Alabama since 1984 and only the second time since 1969. The last three times these two…
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Publish date : 2024-10-07 11:59:39
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