Things to watch this week in the Southeastern Conference:

Game of the week

No. 16 Vanderbilt (5-0, 2-0 SEC) at No. 10 Alabama (3-1, 1-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)

A Vanderbilt team off to its best start since 2008 heads to Tuscaloosa in the sole ranked SEC matchup of the week. No. 10 Alabama earned its highest ranking of the regular season after a 21-24 win at then-No. 5 Georgia. Quarterback Ty Simpson is no longer under the radar after an impressive performance on a national stage.

Vanderbilt improved to 5-0 and a season-best No. 16 ranking in the AP Top 25 after a 55-35 win over Utah State. Alabama remembers its loss to Vandy a year ago and this is the biggest challenge of the season so far for a Commodores team that’s beaten each of its opponents by at least three touchdow

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