<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1Yp9By_0vvxpRic00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1Yp9By_0vvxpRic00" width="912" height="513" ><figcaption>Oct 5, 2024; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores head coach Clark Lea screams at wide receiver Quincy Skinner Jr. (3) against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the first half at FirstBank Stadium. | Steve Roberts-Imagn Images </figcaption></figure><p> Former Notre Dame defensive coordinator Clark Lea left the Fighting Irish to take the head coaching job at his alma mater Vanderbilt following the 2020 season. <br><br> On Saturday, Lea led Vanderbilt to perhaps its biggest victory in program history as the Commodores shocked No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in Nashville. </p><h3> Alabama Stunned by Vanderbilt in Nashville </h3><p> Earlier in the week, a short video surfaced online of the Vanderbilt scoreboard showing stats of the Commodores and Crimson Tide with the <a href="https://x.com/RockyTopCrootin/status/1841544442999722200" rel="nofollow"> numbers favoring the home underdogs </a> . <br><br> On Saturday, those stats were far more lopsided in Vanderbilt's favor than one could have ever imagined. <br><br> Beyond a 40-35 final score, Vanderbilt held the ball for 42:08 of the 60-minute contest, and outrushed mighty Alabama 166-84. <br><br> Not bad for a Vanderbilt program that had combined to score just 13 points against Alabama during the entire Nick Saban regime. </p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h3> Twitter/X Reacts to Vanderbilt's Massive Upset of Alabama </h3><p> During the upset push and as soon as the game went final, social media erupted with reaction to Vanderbilt's historic upset. Below are some of the best tweets following the game, including some from former Notre Dame players giving a nod to their old defensive coordinator. </p><h3> Vanderbilt Football Twitter Account </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> SHOCK. THE. WORLD </p> — Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/VandyFootball/status/1842713724534292620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Down Goes No. 1 Alabama! </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> DORES DUB <a href="https://t.co/HOgR9mGRK3" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/HOgR9mGRK3 </a></p> — Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/VandyFootball/status/1842713547505369261?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Clark Lea Comes Through for Vanderbilt </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> BE (LEA) VE <a href="https://t.co/yRKuO2yuVC" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/yRKuO2yuVC </a></p> — Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/VandyFootball/status/1842714433233224176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> ESPN </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> A NEW MUSIC CITY MIRACLE! <br><br> VANDY STUNS NO. 1 ALABAMA FOR ITS FIRST TOP-5 WIN IN SCHOOL HISTORY 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/4RSMoAUTvk" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/4RSMoAUTvk </a></p> — ESPN (@espn) <a href="https://twitter.com/espn/status/1842713337861165306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> College Football Reddit </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Vandy student section was like <a href="https://t.co/JTIAXjsFn8" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/JTIAXjsFn8 </a></p> — RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedditCFB/status/1842715305841189138?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Field Storming Worthy </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> VANDY STORMS THE FIELD! <br><br> THEY BEAT NUMBER ONE ALABAMA <a href="https://t.co/n55zVHWxiw" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/n55zVHWxiw </a></p> — Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) <a href="https://twitter.com/SickosCommittee/status/1842713382304002370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Pat McAfee Reacts </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> WOWWWWWW <br><br> VANDY BEATS BAMA <br><br> DAHN GOES THE NUMBER 1 TEAM IN THE COUNTRY </p> — Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1842712395799499005?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Vandy Fans Talkin' that Smack </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Vandy fans yelling "scoreboard" for the first time in program history <a href="https://t.co/puhvx5fGXv" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/puhvx5fGXv </a></p> — Bussin' With The Boys (@BussinWTB) <a href="https://twitter.com/BussinWTB/status/1842691932914368621?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Vandy Ain't Scared </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> “Alabama is the clear number one team in the country after beating Georgia last week” <br><br> Vandy: <a href="https://t.co/CKEV5fh60Q" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/CKEV5fh60Q </a></p> — Dylan Holt (@DylanHolt_) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanHolt_/status/1842712171613995050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><p><br><br></p><h3> No Such Thing as a Dull Saturday </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> Shoutout to all my guys dialed in to Alabama Vandy on their phones at a pumpkin patch </p> — J.D. PicKell (@jdpickell) <a href="https://twitter.com/jdpickell/status/1842709618805309814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Upset of the Decade </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> VANDERBILT WITH THE UPSET OF THE DECADE ON #1 ALABAMA <br><br> THIS IS NOT A DRILL, VANDY JUST BEAT ALABAMA 🤯 <a href="https://t.co/fAA6kvfhem" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/fAA6kvfhem </a></p> — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) <a href="https://twitter.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/1842712438816276718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Former Notre Dame Linebacker/Butkus Award Winner, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/8ASpgFf8AT" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/8ASpgFf8AT </a></p> — JOK (@j_owuu) <a href="https://twitter.com/j_owuu/status/1842711177756815725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 5, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><h3> Vanderbilt's Goal Posts are Down! </h3><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"> DOWN GOES THE FIELD GOAL POSTS!!! <a href="https://t.co/oGqGLNNGJd" rel="nofollow"> pic.twitter.com/oGqGLNNGJd </a></p> — Vanderbilt Football (@VandyFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/VandyFootball/status/1842716954467106978?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="nofollow"> October 6, 2024 </a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><br><p> This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/notredame as <a href="https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/vandy-alabama-clark-lea-notre-dame-sec-college-football?utm_source=RSS" rel="nofollow"> Former Notre Dame Football Assistant Scores Upset of the Year </a> . </p></div></body>

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