Now, after a month away from Austin, Steve Sarkisian and his team will return to the Forty Acres in a top-20 showdown against the Vanderbilt Commodores, one of the best stories in the sport this year. Prepared to be without Arch Manning potentially, can Matthew Caldwell lead the Longhorns to an upset and keep their season alive?

This season, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia has emerged as one of college football's top quarterbacks. As Texas coach Steve Sarkisian put it Monday, "Obviously, the quarterback is the tip of the spear."

Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia burst onto the national scene last year like a lightning bolt, helping the lowly Commodores go from 2-10 in 2023 to 7-6 and bowl-eligible in 2024.

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.

Vanderbilt football will kick off its home game against Auburn on Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. CT on SEC Network, the conference announced. The Commodores (7-2, 2-1 SEC) will face the Tigers (4-4, 1-4) a week after taking on Texas in Austin. The Tigers will face Kentucky at home.

There are warning signs that indicate things may not be right with the Texas football team right now. Texas just beat Mississippi State.

NASHVILLE—Vanderbilt football is a 1.5-point underdog against Texas, per FanDuel Sportsbook.  After two-consecutive games in which Vanderbilt is a favorite afte