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Vanderbilt takes down No. 1 Alabama 40-35 in historic college football victory

By TERESA M. WALKER, , AP Sports Writer,
Published: October 5, 2024, 8:18pm
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Vanderbilt fans celebrate as they carry the goalpost down West End Avenue after defeating Alabama in an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt fans celebrate as they carry the goalpost down West End Avenue after defeating Alabama in an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/John Amis) Photo Gallery

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of the Vanderbilt Commodores danced onto the field, jumping up and down as they tore down a goal post, carried it out of the stadium and rang out sweet sounds of victory.

Then they toted the goal post just over a couple miles and tossed it into the Cumberland River.

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