The Texas Longhorns dropped a tough one to the Georgia Bulldogs 30-15. The Vanderbilt Commodores are coming off a 24-14 win over the Ball State Cardinals.
Texas Longhorns 6-1 (2-1 SEC) vs. Vanderbilt Commodores 5-2 (2-1 SEC)
Date: Saturday, October 26
Time: 4:15 p.m. EST
TV Channel: SEC Network
Location: First Bank Stadium, Nashville, TN
Line: Longhorns -17.5 / O/U: 53.5
2024 Season Stats
Texas:
2024 Offense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards: 461.7 (3)
Passing Yards: 295.7 (4)
Rushing Yards: 166.0 (6)
2023 Defense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards Allowed: 237.3 (1)
Passing Yards Allowed: 133.0 (1)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 104.3 (4)
2024 Points Scored Per Game: 39.1 (3)
2024 Points Allowed Per Game: 9.7 (1)
2024 Ranking: 5
Vanderbilt:
2024 Offense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards: 363.3 (13)
Passing Yards: 201.1 (12)
Rushing Yards: 162.1 (8)
2024 Defense (SEC Rank) — P/G
Total Yards Allowed: 331.4 (10)
Passing Yards Allowed: 215.1 (11)
Rushing Yards Allowed: 116.3 (12)
2024 Points Scored Per Game: 33.1 (7)
2024 Points Allowed Per Game: 22.1 (14)
2024 Ranking: 25
Series History/All-Time Records
All-time head-to-head record: Vanderbilt Leads 8-3-1
Current streak: Vanderbilt has won one straight
Last Texas win: 10/15/1927 (13-6)
Last Vanderbilt win: 10/13/1928 (13-12)
2024 Top Players
Texas Longhorns
Passing: Quinn Ewers – 103-151, 1101 yards, 11-4 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Quintrevion Wisner – 60 ATT, 330 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: Isaiah Bond – 23 REC, 380 YDS, 4 TD
Tackles: Anthony Hill Jr. – 50 (23-27)
Sacks: Anthony Hill Jr. – 5.5
Interceptions: Jahdae Barron – 3
Vanderbilt Commodores
Passing: Diego Pavia – 102-154, 1391 YDS, 11-1 (TD-INT)
Rushing: Diego Pavia – 118 ATT, 470 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving: Eli Stowers – 33 REC, 463 YDS, 2 TD
Tackles: Bryan Longwell – 45 (17-28)
Sacks: Nicholas Rinaldi – 3.0
Interceptions: CJ Taylor – 1
Texas Longhorns Players To Watch:
Offense: Quarterback – Quinn Ewers – Senior
Ewers will look to rebound after he struggled against Georgia in which he threw for 211 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. He figured things out in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to get the Longhorns in control, he will hopefully have it figured out for this test against Vanderbilt who have surprised this season.
Defense: Linebacker – David Gbenda – Senior
Anthony Hill Jr. is the leader on this defense, but Gbenda is the veteran and leads the team in solo tackles, he faces a tough test in Diego Pavia who he will have to watch at all times in the Commodores backfield because he could break one or stay pat and spin it, watch for Gbenda’s name to be called.
Bottom Line: Texas Looks to Get Right
The Longhorns are still alive for a chance at the SEC Championship, but they have to get things right this week with some big conference games coming up. The offense needs to get back to clicking on all cylinders like it did through the first five weeks of the season in which they averaged 45 points per game, if the offense can get back to that they can beat anyone in the conference.
