Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams felt the same reactions as the rest of Alabama during last season’s stunning loss at Vanderbilt. One of the most shocking losses in program history represented a worry from start-to-finish as the Commodores seemed to stay one step ahead of the heavy favorites throughout the contest.
With Vanderbilt back on the schedule in 2025, Alabama will not take its SEC brethren lightly. In fact, the Crimson Tide will be wide awake for the matchup inside Bryant Denny Stadium.
“Going into this game, we don’t call them revenge games … we’re going to kill an ant with a sledgehammer this year,” Williams told Jon Gruden during a recent interview. “Every game we fell short last year, we definitely got red eyes going into them (this year).”
Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia was quick to respond to Williams’ quip. Pavia posted a screenshot of Williams’ quote set to Gucci Mane’s “Made It (Outro)” and highlighted the lyric “They actin’ like they tough but don’t want no confrontation” on his Instagram story.
The Commodores converted several crucial third downs, rushed for 167 yards as a team including 120 from Pavia and used an early defensive touchdown to apply pressure.
Vanderbilt’s win snapped the Crimson Tide’s 23-game streak in the series and was the program’s first victory in 61 tries against top-5 competition all-time. To say it was an unforgettable effort in Nashville for Clark Lea’s group is an understatement.
“They played a better football game than us (that) game,” Williams said. We came out slow and they capitalized. They held the ball. They had their game plan and they executed.”
Gracing the cover of EA Sports College Football 26, Williams is one of the nation’s most electrifying pass-catchers…
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Author : Brad Crawford
Publish date : 2025-06-04 13:55:00
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