The Vanderbilt Commodores had never beaten the nation’s top-ranked team in the modern era of college football. It had been 40 years since they’d beaten Alabama, period. But quarterback Diego Pavia and a hyperactive defense did just that Saturday,

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Commodores are continuing to ride the wave they created on Saturday after upsetting the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide as four players were honored with weekly Southeastern Conference awards. The 40-35 victory in Nashville paved the way for a quartet of Vandy players to be named weekly award winners on Monday:

Vanderbilt football knocked off No. 1 Alabama in a 40-35 win at FirstBank Stadium on Saturday. Fans rushed the field and tore down the goal posts.;

Vanderbilt football has recorded upsets that were perplexing or by mediocre versions of the Commodores. How does the astonishing win vs Alabama rank?

Vanderbilt got off to a fast start in this one as they led 13-0 in the first quarter, but no one really thought the Commodores could pull it off until they fought off the Alabama comeback to take a 40-28 lead late in the fourth.

Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 for the Commodores’

Look: Vanderbilt fans tore down the south end goalpost, carried it down Broadway and threw it into the Cumberland after the historic win over Alabama.

Alabama won the Game of the Year (so far) to close out September. A week later, the Crimson Tide was the victim as Vanderbilt won the Game of Its Existence

The excitement of college football's regular season proves itself to be inelastic yet again. Vanderbilt's triumph over Alabama stands as the crowning example of just how exhilarating all the volatility can still be.