Kickoff Time, TV Schedule Updated for Alabama's Road Matchup Against Vanderbilt

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The SEC announced game times and television information for the conference's upcoming matchups for Oct. 5 (Week 6) on Monday at noon.
Alabama will be headed to Vanderbilt on that date for its second SEC matchup of the young season. The Crimson Tide will face the Commodores in Nashville, Tenn. at 3:15 p.m. CT and the game will be broadcast on SEC Network.
The Crimson Tide certainly has the Commodores' number, as Alabama leads the all-time series 63--18-4. Additionally, Alabama holds a 23-game winning streak with the last loss coming on Sept. 29, 1984, which occurred shortly before current Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer's 10th birthday.
Alabama currently has a 3-0 record with victories over Western Kentucky, South Florida and Wisconsin. Prior to facing Vanderbilt, The No. 4 Crimson Tide is coming off of a bye week and will host No. 2 Georgia on Saturday, Sept. 28, 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC.
Vanderbilt currently has a 2-2 record, winning its first two contests of the season against Virginia Tech and Alcorn State, but losing the previous two games against Georgia State and then-No. 7 Missouri. The Missouri Tigers dropped to No. 11 in Monday's AP Poll as the heavy favorites narrowly defeated the Commodores 30-27 in double overtime.
SEC Schedule for Oct. 5
- Missouri at Texas A&M: 11 a.m. CT on ABC
- Auburn at Georgia: 2:30 p.m. CT on ABC
- Ole Miss at South Carolina: 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
- Alabama at Vanderbilt: 3:15 p.m. CT on SEC Network
- Tennessee at Arkansas: 6 or 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC or ESPN
- UCF at Florida: 6:45 p.m. CT on SEC Network
This story will be updated.
Hunter De Siver is the lead basketball writer for BamaCentral and has covered Crimson Tide football since 2024. He previously distributed stories about the NFL and NBA for On SI and was a staff writer for Missouri Tigers On SI and Cowbell Corner. Before that, Hunter generated articles highlighting Crimson Tide products in the NFL and NBA for BamaCentral as an intern in 2022 and 2023. Hunter is a graduate from the University of Alabama, earning a degree in sports media in 2023.
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