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Vanderbilt hosting Missouri with ‘College GameDay’ in Nashville

AP photo by George Walker IV / LSU receiver Zavion Thomas (0) is tackled by Vanderbilt cornerback Mark Davis (17), defensive end Miles Capers (29) and linebacker Langston Patterson (10) during an SEC game last Saturday in Nashville.
AP photo by George Walker IV / LSU receiver Zavion Thomas (0) is tackled by Vanderbilt cornerback Mark Davis (17), defensive end Miles Capers (29) and linebacker Langston Patterson (10) during an SEC game last Saturday in Nashville. AP photo by George Walker IV / LSU receiver Zavion Thomas (0) is tackled by Vanderbilt cornerback Mark Davis (17), defensive end Miles Capers (29) and linebacker Langston Patterson (10) during an SEC game last Saturday in Nashville.

By TERESA M. WALKER / The Associated Press 3 min read

NASHVILLE — The Vanderbilt Commodores are doing exactly what they talked about last January when starting to prepare for this football season.

So the stakes keep rising each week, with none of the Commodores happy just being bowl eligible, not now that they are ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1947. It’s why ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be in Music City for the first time since 2008 when another sellout crowd is on hand Saturday.

“This is what we expected, this is what comes with it,” Vanderbilt fifth-year head coach Clark Lea said. “So we can get over that and stay focused on, again, this climb, which is Missouri.”

Vanderbilt (6-1, 2-1) versus No. 15 Missouri (6-1, 2-1) is one of the Southeastern Conference’s marquee games. They are among six SEC teams with only one loss, trailing third-ranked Texas A&M (7-0, 4-0) and No. 4 Alabama (6-1, 4-0) at the top of the league standings.

Games usually come down to the end in this series. The Tigers pulled out a double-overtime win last season for their fifth straight victory and ninth in 10 games over Vanderbilt. Missouri is coming off another double-overtime win, winning 23-17 at Auburn last weekend.