Vanderbilt Commodores quarterback Diego Pavia celebrates with fans after defeating the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at FirstBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-Imagn Images
Diego Pavia doesn’t want to kill Alabama. What would he do without them? Go back to upsetting six-win Auburn teams? No, no. Alabama completes Pavia.
Halloween isn’t until the end of the month, but Saturday’s matchup between No. 10 Alabama and No. 16 Vanderbilt is already dressed up as the classic interrogation scene between Batman and Joker from Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight.
And I can’t wait for it.
Tony Tsoukalas is a staff writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine with more than a dozen years of sports writing experience. Tsoukalas, a graduate of Alabama, has covered the Crimson Tide since 2016, previously working for the Anniston Star, Bama Central and Rivals. He won first place in the 2024 Associated Press Sports Editors contest in the Division D Beat Writing category. Along with team coverage, Tsoukalas provides a weekly column featuring his take on Alabama athletics. Follow him on X at Tony_Tsoukalas