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The No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores and No. 20 Texas Longhorns are going through off in an enormous SEC sport at this time.
Texas leads 10-0 within the first quarter. Observe alongside for the most recent play-by-play, evaluation, reactions and extra from our crew of reporters at The Athletic.
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Q1 11:42 Texas 10, Vandy 0
Arch Manning misses on a third-down throw over the center, and the Longhorns should accept a discipline purpose. Mason Shipley hits from 39 yards, and Texas provides to its lead.
Good response from the Vandy protection.
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What a nightmare of a begin for Vandy.
The primary play of the sport … regarded quite a bit like previous Vanderbilt, like what you’ll have seen for a lot of the previous century in opposition to a program like Texas. The Texas execution was good, however the tackling and tackling angles from Vandy had been atrocious. It is a Vanderbilt protection within the prime 25 nationally in 5 classes and it has largely restricted explosives.
Q1 12:46 Texas 7, Vandy 0
Diego Pavia is popped by Colin Simmons, and Pavia fumbles. Simmons recovers, as effectively. Texas has the ball proper again deep in Vandy territory on the 28-yard line.
If Texas is gonna generate explosives like that, it’s gonna be an extended day for Vanderbilt.
Can’t ask for a significantly better begin for Arch Manning and firm.
Q1 14:49 – Texas 7, Vandy 0
Arch Manning swings a go to Ryan Wingo, and he takes it the space, 75 yards! One play, one landing. Wow.
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Q1 15:00 – Vandy 0, Texas 0
Texas will get the ball first, and Arch Manning is behind middle.
Texas is favored by 3.5 factors on BetMGM. The Longhorns had been -2.5 for a lot of the week, however with the information that Arch Manning will begin, the percentages have shifted in Texas’ route.
Vanderbilt and Texas are going through off in an enormous SEC sport at this time. It might/must be a Faculty Soccer Playoff elimination sport.
The Athletic has dwell protection of No. 9 Vanderbilt vs. No. 20 Texas.
We’ve entered the house stretch. Spooky Season is over, and with a month left within the common season, it’s time to take inventory of the chaos. Indiana, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt are within the prime 10; Penn State, LSU and Florida have already fired their coaches. Unusual days, certainly.
November is an opportunity to search out out which of those shock groups will affect the postseason, with plenty of this weekend’s matchups providing perception into the crowded convention title and Faculty Soccer Playoff races. Don’t count on the chaos to decelerate, although.
The SEC race has been brutal this season. There are solely two groups remaining undefeated in convention play: Alabama and Texas A&M. 4 different groups have one convention loss (Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Georgia and Texas).
And three extra groups have two total losses (Tennessee, Oklahoma and Missouri). Which groups will survive and attain the Faculty Soccer Playoff? That's what we’ll discover out in November.
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Texas’ protection has generated a mixed 17 sacks in the course of the Longhorns’ present three-game profitable streak, however Vanderbilt ranked No. 10 in Nick Baumgardner’s up to date breakdown of the best offensive lines in college football.
Right here's what Nick needed to say:
The Commodores claimed a spot on this listing in September, they usually’ve been the true deal since. Vanderbilt ranks No. 3 in EPA/rush try (.24), and its offensive line, anchored by middle Jordan White, has given up simply three sacks.
Diego Pavia and Eli Stowers have been electrical, however the rejuvenation of this program beneath Clark Lea completely has included improved offensive line play. It’s in all probability no coincidence the Commodores have gone 14-6 since Lea employed veteran O-line coach Chris Klenakis.
Fernando Mendoza prolonged his lead, and Diego Pavia narrowed the hole on fellow SEC quarterback Ty Simpson within the fifth version of The Athletic’s Heisman Trophy straw ballot of writers and editors.
Mendoza, the Indiana junior, was a relative unknown two months in the past. He shined in a duel in opposition to a preseason contender, UCLA’s Nico Iamaleava, because the Hoosiers throttled the Bruins 56-6 on Saturday. Mendoza was environment friendly if not flashy. He threw for 168 yards on 15-of-22 passing with three touchdowns and one interception earlier than giving method to his brother, Alberto Mendoza, the Indiana backup.
Fernando Mendoza’s 24 landing passes by eight video games leads FBS quarterbacks. Most vital on his resume: The Hoosiers are profitable massive with him on the controls. Indiana is 8-0 and ranked No. 2 because it enters a street swing over the subsequent two weeks at Maryland and Penn State.
Vanderbilt leads the SEC in scoring protection in league video games (17.8 factors per sport). The Commodores have allowed seven touchdowns in 4 SEC video games. Two years in the past, they allowed 41 touchdowns in eight league video games en path to an 0-8 SEC document.
What are the percentages for Vanderbilt and Texas to get into the Faculty Soccer Playoff? Our Dan Santaromita updates the College Football Playoff chase here.
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The faculty soccer teaching carousel has been wild, and November is simply getting began. However many coaches are thriving at their alma mater, and that features Clark Lea at Vanderbilt.
So why is that this a pattern? Our Seth Emerson takes a have a look at Lea and others who are getting the job done at their alma mater.
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One other upside-down weekend for a shaken-up FBS season. Vanderbilt’s quarterback is drawing Heisman hype. Utah’s campus hosts “Faculty GameDay.” Energy convention coaches are getting midseason pink slips as the game’s intelligentsia tries to mannequin Indiana’s sideline. When the going will get bizarre, the bizarre get … into shotgun with Trinidad Chambliss.
This weekend has leisure worth and chaos potential on its horizon. Each befit the unhinged journey that’s 2025. Come Saturday, Diego Pavia’s Commodores are the primary points of interest at Texas Memorial Stadium, whereas Georgia has a marshy lure sport with rival Florida. Nos. 1 and a couple of are each lively within the Massive Ten slate. Two rising ACC applications go on the street to threat undefeated convention data. There’s a doable “Mr. November” lacing up from Berkeley to Denton.
Week 10 traces up video games from Tuesday by Saturday. As we’ve accomplished all season, we’re sorting the printed home windows by headliner standing (“finest on paper”), weirdness within the air (“chaos potential”) and low-key enchantment (“sleeper decide”).
Texas does have two losses this season, however each got here on the street and one was in opposition to Ohio State to open the season (sure, the opposite loss was in opposition to Florida). However the Longhorns do have a win over Oklahoma, they usually have loads of probabilities for marquee wins, beginning at this time in opposition to Vanderbilt.
In two weeks, Texas performs at Georgia, and it finishes its season vs. Texas A&M with a sport in opposition to Arkansas between these two video games.
Vanderbilt opened its season with 5 wins earlier than dropping a hard-fought loss at Alabama. The Commodores bounced again properly with seven-point dwelling wins over Missouri and LSU. After at this time’s sport, Vanderbilt hosts Auburn and Kentucky earlier than ending up on the street in opposition to Tennessee.
