Texas built a big lead but had to hold off a wild fourth-quarter rally by Vanderbilt for the key 34-31 SEC win

Chaos is inevitable in the college football, and that was the case again in Week 10. With a number of College Football Playoff hopefuls going down this week, that has shaken up the Week 11 AP Top 25 poll.

Vanderbilt should stay firmly inside the top 20 after its road loss to Texas. The Commodores may be in the same group as multiple other SEC teams. Two-loss Oklahoma fell from No. 11 to No. 18, which is one spot ahead of Texas, in Week 9 after its loss to Ole Miss. Tennessee, another two-loss SEC team, is currently ranked No. 14.

The Gridiron Dores are 7-1, and have proved they can win big, win pretty, and now after barely escaping Missourah (spits) on the backs of their strong defense, have finally proved they can win ugly. That’s a good thing, as this is what we’re up against today:

See Diego Pavia's stats as the Vanderbilt football quarterback started in Week 10 vs. Texas, couldn't complete comeback.

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The Texas Longhorns brought their A-game to Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium on Saturday, when they played Vanderbilt, and fans took notice. The team's 34-31 win over the Commodores was a marked improvement from last week, when they narrowly avoided a loss to Mississippi State.

After beating Vanderbilt in Tennessee for the first time last year, Texas now has a chance on its hands to seal successive wins in this head-to-head in another historic first. Almost a century passed between these two teams meeting prior to their 2024 fixture,