Alabama won't have the luxury of playing at home this weekend as it travels to Nashville to take on the 2-2 Vanderbilt Commodores. This isn't the prototypical Vandy squad, as this team has shown some grit with an opening weekend victory over Virginia Tech and an overtime loss at No. 9 Missouri.

Vanderbilt has gone winless in 10 previous games against the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll, and has also lost its last three meetings to Alabama by a combined margin of 148-3.

Vanderbilt football returns home to FirstBank Stadium Saturday after three weeks without a home game. The Commodores (2-2, 0-1 SEC) face a daunting opponent in their SEC home opener with No. 2 Alabama (4-0,

Before the game, here are three keys to victory for Alabama. Alabama is coming off what will go down as one of the most exciting games of the season. The Crimson Tide took the No. 1 ranking in the AP media poll by beating Georgia in a thriller at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

Vanderbilt football's game Saturdayagainst Alabama at FirstBank Stadium is sold out, according to an athletic department release Friday. Tickets are still available on the secondary market starting at $144 on StubHub and $149 on SeatGeek.

Vanderbilt football is getting healthier coming off its open week. Defensive end Zaylin Wood, who suffered an ankle injury against Georgia State, is still out, according to the initial availability report released Wednesday evening.