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Just like at the zoo … If you poke the bear, you do so at your own risk.

Vanderbilt’s Nifae Lealao poked the bear after the Commodores’ win over Kansas State Saturday night.

“When you come into our house, we show you how to play some SEC ball,” he said.

Credit Lealao for Vanderbilt’s ranking as the top red zone defense last season, as he stymied opposing running games and created a short passing field.

This season, Vanderbilt’s defense has given up a mere 4.3 points per game, and for a unit that lost four starters, that number is extraordinarily low. The Tim Duncans and Derek Jeters of the world have taught us that sometimes, leaders lead by example, and that example doesn’t need to include a spoken word.

The top scoring defense in all of college football is anchored by one of those leaders.

This year, Vanderbilt football has welcomed the presence of three more Polynesians, with the arrivals of Michael Owusu, Feleti Afemui, and Jonah Buchanon. He’s representing the entire Polynesian community. But you just move forward and you try to execute. “There’s really no ifs ands or buts about it. ET on CBS.

Come at the king, you best not miss.

The video above was posted by Nashville’s WSMV News 4 sports reporter Justin Beasley.

Cody McClure is an SEC Football Writer for Saturday Down South.

But the last time we checked, K-State is no Alabama.

The Commodores host the undefeated Crimson Tide next Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

Tide players respond to Vanderbilt’s ‘Alabama, you’re next’ comments

After Vanderbilt knocked off No. 18 Kansas State last week, Commodores defensive lineman Nifae Lealao immediately turned his attention to their next opponent.

“Alabama, you’re next,” he said.

Lealao then tried to clarify his statement Sunday, writing a note that he sent out from his personal Twitter account.

But it came as no surprise that Crimson Tide players were asked about the comments Monday.

“Theoretically, we are next on their schedule,” starting quarterback Jalen Hurts told reporters.

And just as Lealao followed in his father’s footsteps, others have followed in his own. With little Polynesian presence on campus, and none represented in the university’s athletics, Lealao clung to his culture even more.

“Being Samoan is my life,” says Lealao. Lealao’s presence is felt by offensive lines around the country. Hailing from Pago Pago in American Samoa, Lealao was born from Samoan parents, and even after moving to Sacramento, his Polynesian roots remained grounded.

Those roots were tested when Lealao committed to Vanderbilt, making him the first Polynesian football player in the team’s history.

ET. The game will be nationally televised on CBS.

Ryan Black covers Georgia football for SaturdayDownSouth.com. The Commodores have already matched their win total from Mason’s first year, showing that this team is a far cry from where they were just three years ago. He attributes a shift in mentality to the team’s success on defense.

“Whether it was on the field or off the field, I feel like the dynamic of our team has grown in a more mature way,” Lealao told the Vanderbilt Hustler.

Lealao, the once lone Polynesian student-athlete, has become the mentor of a family that is now seven student-athletes large, and still growing.

“He’s like a big brother to all of us,” Auwae-McMoore says of Lealao. Lealao remembers those days well.

“There are times that everyone just feels doubt, when you don’t win games and things may not be going so well for you off the field, but I think senior year is your last chance to do everything.

He has never asked for anything, never demanded anything, and never told anyone what to do.