ESPN "College GameDay" will be in Tuscaloosa ahead of Vanderbilt football's showdown with Alabama. The return matchup from the biggest upset in the sport last season will draw the ESPN pregame show starting at 8 a.m. on Oct. 4, the network announced.

The Alabama football program has earned the right to host College GameDay for next week's game vs Vanderbilt.

3. Alabama is fifth in college football in passing yards per game. Alabama is led by Ty Simpson, who has 1,478 passing yards and 13 touchdowns, helping Alabama average 325.4 yards through the air. That mark ranks second in the SEC.

After back-to-back losses to top-15 Oklahoma and Texas A&M teams, games in which quarterback Jackson Arnold was sacked a combined 15 times, Auburn will be getting a break. Auburn will not be playing during Week 6,

Before becoming an Emmy-winning personality on ESPN's "College GameDay," Nick Saban put together a legendary 28-year career as a college football head coach. With stops at Toledo, Michigan State and LSU, Saban is best known for his dominant 17-year tenure at Alabama, which saw him win six championships.

With Michael Hawkins Jr. starting for Oklahoma this week, Mercer transfer Whitt Newbauer will be the Sooners’ backup against Kent State.