NASHVILLE—18 hours of plane travel, stops in San Francisco, Cleveland and an eight-hour drive to Nashville later, Damien Hardwick and the rest of the Gold Coast

For the first time in over a month, the No. 20 Texas Longhorns return to Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium to face one of college football’s biggest surprises, the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores.

Vanderbilt football is putting the finishing touches on its 2026 recruiting class ahead of the early signing period. The Commodores are taking advantage of a successful 2025 season by adding a handful of strong later commits. Vanderbilt is bowl eligible for the second straight year and has a shot at the College Football Playoff.

For week 10 of college football, the No. 20 Texas Longhorns will face off against the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

After beating Missouri 17-10 on Saturday, the Vanderbilt Commodores sit at 7-1, will be in the top-10 in the AP Poll, and sit three wins away from a College Football Playoff berth. Two years ago, this thought would have seemed impossible.

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Fresh off of an 80-yard run–which was Vanderbilt’s longest play from scrimmage on Saturday–MK Young walked into Vanderbilt’s media room with a team-issued black shirt with “Misfits” inscribed on it in gold letters.

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A magical season becomes more historic by the week for the Vanderbilt football program. The No. 10 Commodores defeated No. 15 Missouri on Saturday to improve to 7-1 for the first time since 1941. The 17-10 victory was the Commodores' second against a ranked opponent in as many weeks and third on the year,