Jalen Milroe, No. 1 Alabama Trolled By CFB Fans After Stunning Upset vs. Vanderbilt

Heading into this weekend, Alabama had not lost to Vanderbilt since 1984, while Vanderbilt had never before defeated a No. 1 team.

That all changed on Saturday as Diego Pavia led the unranked Commodores to a 40-35 upset of Jalen Milroe and No. 1 Alabama.

Alabama entered the weekend ranked the No. 1 team after beginning SEC play with an upset of Georgia.

The Crimson Tide's ranking is all but guaranteed to drop back down before Week 6.

Milroe, who earned early Heisman Trophy buzz with his strong start to the season, threw a pick-six in the first quarter that let Vanderbilt claim an early 13-point lead.

Alabama had recovered from the early deficit to pull within five points of tying the game in the fourth quarter when Milroe fumbled a ball that was retrieved by the Commodores at midfield.

Vanderbilt went on to score a touchdown that put the game out of Alabama's reach.

Milroe finished the loss having gone 16-of-21 for 300 yards, a touchdown and the interception. He also added another touchdown on the ground.

Pavia, who transferred to Vanderbilt this summer after two seasons with New Mexico State, meanwhile went 15-of-19 for 233 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

The loss came after former Alabama head coach Nick Saban shaded Vanderbilt's home game atmosphere ahead of this weekend's matchup.

"The only place you're going to play in the SEC that's not hard to play, Vanderbilt," Saban said Friday on The Pat McAfee Show. "When you play at Vanderbilt, you have more fans there than they have, and that's no disrespect to them, it's the truth."

Saban went 4-0 against Vanderbilt during his tenure as Alabama's head coach, most recently defeating the Commodores 55-3 in 2022.

Despite Saturday's loss, some Crimson Tide fans weren't ready to give up on a team lead by two offensive stars in Milroe and wideout Ryan Williams.

Next up for Alabama is a home game next Saturday against South Carolina as the Crimson Tide look to move back into the win column with their second conference game in Tuscaloosa.

Vanderbilt meanwhile could be a ranked team by the time they arrive in Lexington to take on Kentucky next Saturday.