NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee-Vanderbilt game has never meant more, at least for the one team.
The No. 8 Vols (9-2, 5-2 SEC) meet the Commodores (6-5, 3-4) in their annual regular season finale at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville on Saturday one win away from a College Football Playoff berth.
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Tennessee is back in the playoff picture by way of a chaotic week in college football that saw a couple of two-loss teams previously ranked ahead of it fall in Ole Miss and Alabama, clearing a path for the Vols to get in if it can beat Vanderbilt.
The Commodores, heading to a bowl game, can play the role of spoiler after knocking off previously No. 1 Alabama earlier this season and nearly doing it again vs. Texas last month.
Tennessee, a 10.5-point road favorite, is hoping to not be a part of the kind of Saturday that put it in this position.
The weekly Gameday Newsstand brings you all of the stories from VolReport leading up to kickoff, all in one place.
GAME INFORMATION
Who: No. 8 Tennessee (9-2, 5-2 SEC) at Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4)
When: Saturday, Nov. 30 | Noon ET
Where: FirstBank Stadium | Nashville
TV: ABC (Dave Pasch, play-by-play; Dusty Dvoracek, analyst; Taylor McGregor, reporter)
Series: 118th meeting all-time (Tennessee leads, 80-32-5)
Line: Tennessee, -10.5
THE NEWSSTAND
-- Everything Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said to kickoff Vanderbilt week
-- Vols understand, relish 'playoff game' against rival Vanderbilt
-- Why De'Rail Sims thinks Dylan Sampson is 'best back in the country'
-- Where Tennessee stands in latest College Football Playoff Top 25
-- Numbers to know as Tennessee travels to Vanderbilt
-- I simulated Tennessee at Vanderbilt on College Football 25
-- Series Snapshot: A look at past high-stakes Tennessee-Vanderbilt games
-- VolReport Staff Picks: No. 8 Tennessee at Vanderbilt
-- Keys to success: What Tennessee needs to do to beat Vanderbilt
-- Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt: Game information, notes, storylines
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