Texas Longhorns vs. Vanderbilt Commodores: Live in-game updates

After a loss to Georgia, Texas is poised to bounce back with a win over newly ranked 25th-ranked Vanderbilt in Nashville.

The Commodores have yet to lose a game at FirstBank Stadium this season.

Texas will enter the game without several key players such as wide receiver Isaiah Bond and safety Andrew Mukuba, as well as running back Velton Gardner, who is expected to miss his fourth straight game. In the quarterback room, Quinn Ewers will start against Vanderbilt according to head coach Steve Sarkisian, although he didn't have the best game against Georgia

defended his performance and further confirmed that he is still QB1.

In the Commodore quarterback department, New Mexico State transfer Diego Pavia was impressive across the board. His accolades as a graduate include SEC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 6, the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Awards for National Player of the Week and Davey O'Brien's Great 8 following the home win against Alabama.

With the Horns coming off a loss and the Commodores coming off a 24-14 win over Ball State in a non-conference game, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea believes his opponents will be ready for battle.

“My expectation is that they will come here ready to play and what we need to do in response is not to match their energy but to set the tone and dictate the energy on our side to, again, be the best representation of that .” “We can be our program,” said Lea.

The SEC rankings match begins at 3:15 p.m. CT. Follow us for updates.

Texas starts with possession

FIRST QUARTER

INTERCEPTION: That didn't last long. A pass from Quinn Ewers is deflected and intercepted, Vanderbilt takes the ball at the Texas 35.

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