Missouri and Vanderbilt will meet as Top 15 ranked opponents for an opportunity to crash the Playoff and become one of the wildest stories in the 2025 college football zeitgeist. Mizzou has been in this spotlight before but,

In 2024, the Vols once again won the series but Vanderbilt took the third game, which it needed to remain on the NCAA tournament bubble. Commodores pitcher JD Thompson taunted Tennessee by making a gesture referencing a sticky stuff suspension from earlier in the season.

Vanderbilt has a tough stretch ahead of them with No. 10 LSU, No. 16 Missouri and then No. 21 Texas on the road in back-to-back-to-back weeks. The Commodores are looking to prove they are a legitimate threat to make the College Football Playoff, and a home victory vs. LSU would certainly help their case.

SEC opponents meet when the No. 18 Vanderbilt Commodores (5-1) and the No. 10 LSU Tigers (5-1) play on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 at FirstBank Stadium. Date: Oct. 18

The LSU Tigers and Vanderbilt Commodores clash in a Week 8 SEC showdown Saturday at FirstBank Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.

Vanderbilt football suffered its first loss of the season to Alabama. The Commodores, led by Diego Pavia, do not play today.

Diego Pavia helped lead Vanderbilt football to a win against LSU, 31-24. Pavia was the star of the game, leading the Commodores with both his arm and his legs. The catalyst for the win, Pavia bounced back from a relatively down performance against LSU. Pavia's performance helped notch Vanderbilt bowl eligibility for the second straight year.

Mokihana Tufono was sensational in the win, tallying a season-high 53 assists, with no setting errors, while adding four kills on .800 hitting, 12 digs, two blocks and two service aces. Shayla Meyer also added 14 kills and 11 digs. Reese Animashaun led the Commodores (5-12, 1-7 SEC) with 15 kills.