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The No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores<\/a> and No. 20 Texas Longhorns<\/a> are going through off in an enormous SEC sport right this moment.<\/strong>
Texas leads 10-0 within the first quarter. Observe alongside for the newest play-by-play, evaluation, reactions and extra from our crew of reporters at The Athletic<\/strong><\/em>.
This week\u2019s live schedule at The Athletic<\/em><\/a>
Q1 7:45 – Texas 10, Vandy 0<\/strong>
After consecutive Vandy penalties, Diego Pavia<\/strong> hits Makhilyn Younger<\/strong> for 17 yards on a swing move for a primary down. The Commodores have moved into the Longhorns\u2019 territory.<\/p>\n
Commercial Q1 11:42 – Texas 10, Vandy 0<\/strong> The primary play of the sport … regarded loads like previous Vanderbilt, like what you’ll have seen for a lot of the previous century towards a program like Texas. The Texas execution was good, however the tackling and tackling angles from Vandy have been atrocious. This can be a Vanderbilt protection within the high 25 nationally in 5 classes and it has largely restricted explosives.<\/p>\n Q1 12:46 – Texas 7, Vandy 0<\/strong> Commercial Q1 15:00 – Vandy 0, Texas 0 Texas is favored by 3.5 factors on BetMGM. The Longhorns have been -2.5 for a lot of the week, however with the information that Arch Manning will begin, the chances have shifted in Texas\u2019 path.<\/p>\n Vanderbilt and Texas are going through off in an enormous SEC sport right this moment. It might\/needs to be a School Soccer Playoff elimination sport.<\/p>\n Commercial GO FURTHER
Q1 10:49 Texas 10, Vandy 0<\/strong>
Diego Pavia <\/strong>scrambles for a primary down, Vandy\u2019s first of the sport. That\u2019s what makes him so harmful.
On the following play, he hits an enormous completion, however it’s known as again due to a Commodores penalty.<\/p>\n
Arch Manning <\/strong>misses on a third-down throw over the center, and the Longhorns should accept a discipline purpose. Mason Shipley<\/strong> hits from 39 yards, and Texas provides to its lead.
Good response from the Vandy protection.
What a nightmare of a begin for Vandy.<\/p>\n
Diego Pavia<\/strong> is popped by Colin Simmons<\/strong>, and Pavia fumbles. Simmons recovers, as effectively. Texas has the ball proper again deep in Vandy territory on the 28-yard line.<\/p>\n
If Texas is gonna generate explosives like that, it\u2019s gonna be an extended day for Vanderbilt.
Can\u2019t ask for a significantly better begin for Arch Manning<\/strong> and firm.
Q1 14:49 – Texas 7, Vandy 0<\/strong>
Arch Manning<\/strong> swings a move to Ryan Wingo<\/strong>, and he takes it the gap, 75 yards! One play, one landing. Wow.<\/p>\n
Texas will get the ball first, and Arch Manning<\/strong> is behind heart.<\/p>\n
The Athletic has stay protection of No. 9 Vanderbilt vs. No. 20 Texas.<\/a><\/em>
We\u2019ve entered the house stretch. Spooky Season is over, and with a month left within the common season, it\u2019s time to take inventory of the chaos. Indiana, Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt are within the high 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 influence the postseason, with quite a lot of this weekend\u2019s matchups providing perception into the crowded convention title and School Soccer Playoff races. Don\u2019t anticipate 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 general losses (Tennessee, Oklahoma and Missouri). Which groups will survive and attain the School Soccer Playoff? That's what we’ll discover out in November.
Texas\u2019 protection has generated a mixed 17 sacks throughout the Longhorns\u2019 present three-game profitable streak, however Vanderbilt ranked No. 10 in Nick Baumgardner\u2019s up to date breakdown of the best offensive lines in college football<\/a>.
Right here's what Nick needed to say:
The Commodores claimed a spot on this checklist in September, they usually\u2019ve been the true deal since. Vanderbilt ranks No. 3 in EPA\/rush try (.24), and its offensive line, anchored by heart Jordan White, has given up simply three sacks.<\/em>
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\u2019s in all probability no coincidence the Commodores have gone 14-6 since Lea employed veteran O-line coach Chris Klenakis.<\/em>
Fernando Mendoza prolonged his lead, and Diego Pavia narrowed the hole on fellow SEC quarterback Ty Simpson within the fifth version of The Athletic<\/em>\u2019s 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 towards a preseason contender, UCLA\u2019s 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 technique to his brother, Alberto Mendoza, the Indiana backup.
Fernando Mendoza\u2019s 24 landing passes via eight video games leads FBS quarterbacks. Most essential 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 following 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 report.
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What are the chances for Vanderbilt and Texas to get into the School Soccer Playoff? Our Dan Santaromita<\/em> updates the College Football Playoff chase here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
School Soccer Playoff odds: Texas A&M, Ole Miss additional safe spots
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 <\/em>takes a have a look at Lea and others who are getting the job done at their alma mater<\/a>.
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One other upside-down weekend for a shaken-up FBS season<\/a>. Vanderbilt’s quarterback is drawing Heisman hype. Utah’s campus hosts “School 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 sights at Texas Memorial Stadium, whereas Georgia has a marshy entice sport with rival Florida. Nos. 1 and a couple of are each lively within the Large Ten slate. Two rising ACC packages go on the street to threat undefeated convention information. There’s a doable “Mr. November<\/a>” lacing up from Berkeley to Denton.
Week 10 strains up video games from Tuesday via Saturday. As we’ve carried out all season, we’re sorting the published home windows by headliner standing (“greatest on paper”), weirdness within the air (“chaos potential”) and low-key attraction (“sleeper choose”).<\/p>\n