No. 2 Alabama opens SEC play against heavy underdog Vandy

By JOHN ZENOR
AP Sports Writer

Nick Saban wants more of the same from Alabama players in at least one regard. The second-ranked Crimson Tide is hoping they’ll ignore the oddsmakers ahead of Saturday night’s game with Vanderbilt, which they seemed to do a pretty good job of in an obvious mismatch with Louisiana-Monroe. It might be easy for the Tide to overlook the nearly six-touchdown underdog Commodores, who have dropped the past 22 meetings. Saban said his team didn’t take that approach last week. This Vandy team is off to a 3-1 start entering the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.