For the second straight week, the Alabama Crimson Tide are on the road in SEC play. Alabama will head to Nashville to face the Vanderbilt Commodores in Week 11 of the 2026 college football season.
Alabama (7-2, 5-2 SEC) is No. 7 in this week's US LBM Coaches Poll
and the AP Top 25. Vanderbilt (4-5, 1-5) is unranked. The Crimson Tide debuted at No. 5 in the College Football Playoff rankings entering Week 10.Alabama is coming off a big 31-13 win over LSU in Baton Rouge. Keelon Russell's three touchdown passes in a span of nine minutes on the game clock gave the Crimson Tide a big lead late after they trailed briefly in the third quarter. Russell was 17 of 24 for 206 yards. LSU was 0-for-4 on fourth down, and Alabama's defense forced a turnover
with the Tigers in Crimson Tide territory.
Vanderbilt notched its first win in conference play by holding off Mississippi State, 25-23, in Starkville in Week 10. The Commodores rushed for 160 yards and used six field goals from Brock Taylor to end a five-game losing streak.
Unusual TV channel, kickoff time for Alabama football vs. Vanderbilt
Kickoff for Alabama-Vanderbilt is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. CT. The game can be seen on SEC Network.
Because of the Tide's heavy prominence in the national spotlight, Alabama games seldom fall to SEC Network. Eight of Alabama's first nine contests this season were televised on ABC, and 10 of its 12 regular-season games a year ago were televised on "the Alphabet Network," as well.
That makes Saturday's game in Nashville something of a television and kickoff time rarity.
TV announcers for Alabama football vs. Vanderbilt in Week 11 revealed
Matt Schumacker and Aaron Murray will call the action from the booth at FirstBank Stadium. Taylor Davis will report from the sidelines.
As part of some reshuffling among its college football broadcast teams entering 2026, Schumacker and Murray replaced the longtime crew of play-by-play announcer Tom Hart and analysts Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic. The three had served as SEC Network's top broadcast booth since 2017.
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Alabama football schedule 2026
All times Central.
- Sept. 5: vs. East Carolina Pirates (W, 48-10)
- Sept. 12: at Kentucky Wildcats (W, 45-17)
- Sept. 19: vs. Florida State Seminoles (W, 50-36)
- Sept. 26: vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (W, 49-18)
- Oct. 3: at Mississippi State Bulldogs (W, 56-23)
- Oct. 10: vs. Georgia Bulldogs (L, 20-17)
- Oct. 17: at Tennessee Volunteers (L, 26-10)
- Oct. 24: vs. Texas A&M Aggies (W, 31-20)
- Nov. 7: at LSU Tigers (W, 31-13)
- Nov. 14: at Vanderbilt Commodores, 11:45 a.m., SEC Network
- Nov. 21: vs. Chattanooga Mocs, 1 p.m., SEC Network+
- Nov. 28: vs. Auburn Tigers, TBA
Record: 7-2, 5-2 SEC.
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