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Clark Lea basks in Vanderbilt’s upset win over Alabama: ‘This is a dream’
By Sydney Hunte
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Clark Lea and Vanderbilt did the unthinkable in Week 6, defeating No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in Nashville.
It’s a signature win for the fourth-year Commodores head coach, and then some.
“Too much to express right now. I’m proud of our team. I believe in our team. I believe in what we’re building. There’s more for us than this. This isn’t a finish point but it’s a hell of an arrival,” Lea told the SEC Network’s Alyssa Lang amid a crowd of Vandy fans on the FirstBank Stadium field.
The Commodores were a double-digit underdog to the Crimson Tide and hadn’t beaten them in 12 tries. Vandy had lost 60 straight games against teams ranked in the top 5 and were winless against No. 1-ranked teams.
That all changed on Saturday as the Commodores pulled off one of the biggest upsets in college footbal history. They nearly toppled Missouri in Week 5 but finished the job against the Tide.
Needless to say, Lea and Commodores fans will revel in every bit of this one.
“This is a dream right here and for the next 12 hours, I’m going to enjoy the dream,” Lea said.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
