The upset-minded No. 25-ranked Vanderbilt Commodores are becoming adept enough at the art of better favored opponents to make it into the AP Top 25 during the regular season for the first time since 2008 as the No. 5 Texas Longhorns show up to FirstBank Stadium in Nashville.
The Longhorns are trying to bounce from last week’s disappointing home loss to the then-Bulldogs, 30-15, while fourth-year Clark Lea has his program riding high at 5-2, also the best start for Vanderbilt since 2008, with upset victories over Alabama and Kentucky before a less impressive effort last week against Ball State.