Why it matters: Tenth-ranked Alabama is climbing its way back to playoff contention after a first-week loss to Florida State, and 16th-ranked Vanderbilt is hoping to stop the Tide in its tracks.
Context: It's also a story of a consistently improving Vanderbilt program while Alabama's looking for some revenge.
The Commodores upset No. 1 Alabama last year, 40-35, rushed the field and threw the goalposts into the Cumberland River.
GameDay also teased that the show will be held at "a special location in Tuscaloosa," which turns out, is Denny Chimes.
Podcaster Theo Von will be the celebrity guest picker, GameDay announced Thursday afternoon.
What they're saying: "That fear aspect of what Alabama is is completely gone," said former Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel on a recent podcast, per AL.com. "And nobody's scared of them boys. Not Vandy, not Kentucky, not nobody."
Catch up quick: The last and only time College GameDay set up shop for a Vanderbilt game was 17 years ago in Nashville, on Oct. 4, 2008, for the Commodores' 14-13 upset over Auburn.
Alabama is coming off their own upset win over Georgia last week.
