Vanderbilt football found a way to beat Missouri on Oct. 25, helping Vandy's College Football Playoff chances heading into a Nov. 1 SEC game at Texas.

ESPN's College GameDay was at Vanderbilt on Saturday for the No. 10 Commodores' home game against No. 15 Missouri in Week 9, and comedian Nate Bargatze returned as the guest picker.

In 2024, Sedrick Alexander ran for two touchdowns, Randon Fontenette scored on a pick-six and Diego Pavia outplayed Heisman Trophy candidate Jalen Milroe as Vanderbilt stunned Alabama 40-35 for the Commodores’ first win over the nation’s top-ranked team.

ESPN’s College GameDay was electric Saturday with Pat McAfee broadcasting live from Nashville and Nick Saban was unexpectedly in the mix. Saban surprised many when he publicly jumped on the “Vanderbilt bandwagon.

Jared Curtis, the nation’s No. 1 quarterback recruit in the 2026 class, has been committed to the Georgia Bulldogs football program since May of 2025. He’s currently playing for Nashville Christian School, having already tallied 1,005 passing yards and 14 touchdowns, along with four rushing scores, this season.

The "College GameDay" crew heads to Nashville, Tenn. ahead of Week 9's SEC showdown between No. 15 Missouri and No. 10 Vanderbilt.

Per an announcement on X, comedian Nate Bargatze has been selected as this week’s celebrity guest picker. Bargatze has been an outspoken celebrity and lifelong fan of Vanderbilt. His fandom of the Commodores was made known in an article posted by Vanderbilt’s student newspaper, The Vanderbilt Hustler, in 2020.

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