Storylines to follow in Alabama’s SEC opener against Vanderbilt

The top storylines to follow in Alabama’s SEC opener against Vanderbilt.

[autotag]Nick Saban[/autotag] and the Alabama football team completely dismantled ULM on Saturday 63-7. The Crimson Tide had a strong showing in all three phases of the game leading to the dominating home victory. Now Alabama will shift its focus to its first conference matchup of the season against Vanderbilt.

Vanderbilt is making great strides in the improvement of its football program under second-year head coach Clark Lea. The Commodores are off to a 3-1 start here in 2022 and are no longer a cakewalk in SEC play.

While Alabama is clearly the better team with much greater talent, the Crimson Tide will need to show up with the same intensity they brought against ULM.

It’s time to start SEC play, let’s take a look at five storylines to follow in Week 4.