Sport
by Winston Roberts

Postgame Notes vs. Alabama

Junior Sherrill reaches the 3,000 all-purpose yards milestone behind 100 receiving yards

A football player in a black uniform with the number 0 runs while being pursued by an opponent in a white uniform with the number 5.A football player in a black uniform with the number 0 runs while being pursued by an opponent in a white uniform with the number 5.

POSTGAME NOTES
Vanderbilt Commodores vs. No. 7/7 Alabama | Nashville, Tenn. | Nov. 14, 2026
Alabama 21, Vanderbilt 6

TEAM NOTES

  • Three of Vanderbilt’s four captains – Issa Ouattara, Cole Spence and Makhilyn Young – represented the Dores for the coin toss
  • Alabama won the toss and elected to defer
  • Vanderbilt held Alabama scoreless for the opening 29:54, the longest the Crimson Tide have gone before scoring in a game this season
  • It was Alabama’s third-lowest scoring output this season (17 vs. Georgia, 10 at Tennessee) 
  • The Commodore defense forced freshman quarterback Keelon Russell into two turnovers – an interception in the first half and a strip sack in the second half

PLAYER NOTES

  • Brock Taylor’s 57-yard field goal in the third quarter tied his own record for the longest kick in program history. The senior also nailed a 52-yarder in the second quarter to become the all-time leading scorer in school history (259 points) 
  • Taylor became the third FBS kicker since 1996 to have multiple 50-plus-yard field goals in consecutive games
  • Junior Sherrill finished with seven catches for 100 yards, his third 100-yard performance of the season. He now has 3,006 all-purpose yards in his career
  • The senior wideout also made it 47 consecutive games with a catch, which remains the longest active streak in the FBS and the longest for a Dore since at least 1996
  • Jared Curtis' 223-yard performance was his sixth game with at least 200 passing yards, the most by a Commodore in their debut season in program history. He now sits just 49 yards shy of the program record for passing yards by a freshman in a season (1,929)
  • Martel Hight moved into fifth all-time in Vanderbilt history with 500 punt return yards
  • Bryan Longwell has made a tackle in 47 straight games, the second-longest streak by a Commodore since 2002
  • Miles Capers recorded his second strip sack of the season in the fourth quarter. He now has 11 sacks and six forced fumbles in his career
  • Freshman safety Mason Lewis recorded his first career sack and tackle for loss on fourth-and-6 in the second quarter
  • Tyler Ebel had four punts downed inside the 20, all in the first half, tying a career-high mark