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In this story:Grading the Mississippi State Bulldogs after Saturday's disappointing loss to Vanderbilt feels a bit like grading a student who left the first half of the exam blank and nearly aced the second.Vanderbilt carried a 16-0 lead into halftime at Davis Wade Stadium before Mississippi State outscored the Commodores 23-9 after the break, only to come up two points short.Some units held up their end of the bargain, while others handed the coaching staff a long film session heading into Auburn week. The grades start at the back of the defense and finish with the quarterback.Vanderbilt quarterback Jared Curtis…

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All NFLAFC EastAFC NorthAFC SouthAFC WestNFC EastNFC NorthNFC SouthNFC WestAll College FootballThe Alabama Crimson Tide just walked out of one of the most hostile environments in college football with a massive win. Kalen DeBoer wasted no time reminding his players of a lesson some of them never lived through.The Alabama Crimson Tide picked up a massive win over the LSU Tigers, and the Crimson Tide’s College Football Playoff hopes look as strong as ever. Still, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer was already working on his players’ minds after the game. He wanted to make sure they don’t lose focus, and he…

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byAlabama football is now a 17.5-point favorite over the Vanderbilt Commodores, according to multiple betting sites ahead of Saturday’s matchup.The Crimson Tide will enter Saturday’s matchup 7-2. Vanderbilt is 4-5 and comes off its first SEC win of the season.The Commodores defeated Alabama 40-35 the last time the Tide took on Vanderbilt in Nashville in 2024. Alabama avenged the loss by defeating the Commodores 30-14 in Tuscaloosa.Kickoff for Saturday’s game is set for 11:45 a.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on the SEC Network.Justin Smith is the Managing Editor and Lead Writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine with over 10…

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In this story:Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby borrowed a basketball term to describe what has gone wrong with an offense he was hired to build.After Saturday's 25-23 loss to Vanderbilt at Davis Wade Stadium, Lebby kept returning to the idea of layups, the routine plays every offense counts on to stay on schedule."We, right now, are not making any of the layups," Lebby said in his postgame press conference. "Everything for us is incredibly hard, and we can't sustain right now, which is really, really frustrating. The three-and-outs are, without a doubt, the biggest issue in the game."The Mississippi State…

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Alabama football is still riding high after the team’s blowout win against LSU, but the Crimson Tide were just dealt some brutal news. Bama will be without one of the team’s playmakers for the rest of the season.CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reported that Alabama will be without tight end Josh Ford for the remainder of the season. Ford sustained a knee injury during the team’s victory over LSU.“Alabama tight end Josh Ford is set to miss the rest of the season due to a knee injury he suffered Saturday against LSU, sources tell @CBSSports,” Zenitz noted in a November 9,…

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In this story:The last time Vanderbilt left Starkville with a football win, Richard Nixon was in his first term and Davis Wade Stadium was simply called Scott Field.Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea and the Commodores rewrote that piece of history on Saturday night, holding on for a 25-23 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs after a two-point try fell incomplete in the final minute.The loss dropped Mississippi State to 4-5 overall and 2-5 in SEC play, stretching the losing streak to five games after a September that had Starkville buzzing. Here are three things learned from a night the Bulldogs would…

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