Can the Texas Longhorns get over Saturday’s heartbreaking loss to Georgia? Well, it depends on the results of their upcoming game against Vanderbilt. yeah, the same Vandy that took down SEC King Alabama a few weeks ago. But Steve Sarkisian holds high hopes for this game. “I think we got a football team that’s got something to prove, but again, we’ll find out Saturday if we walk into the game with a chip on our shoulder or not. We’ll find out where we’re at.”

On the other hand, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea showcased faith in the Longhorns, saying they are a national championship-contending team. “We need to have the right attitude, right approach, right energy,” Lea said while talking about the strategies they have to play against a team like Texas.

Now you know how crucial this game is for the head coaches and their teams. That’s why if you haven’t done it yet, please bring your tickets for this showdown. You’re going to have a wonderful experience listening to the voices of Tom Hart, who does the play-by-play, Cole Cubelic Who’s the analyst, and Alyssa Lang, who’ll be reporting from the sidelines.

If you’re unaware, Tom Hart is an ESPN announcer who began his career in the field back in 1999; that’s the reason he’s now a household name among college football fans. Next up, we have Cole Cubelic. Who doesn’t know the legendary college football player who played for the Auburn Tigers back in his day? His being a football player adds depth to his commentary.

Then there is Alyssa Lang, who’s a well-known sports reporter and an anchor. Do you know Lang works for the SEC Network and she has hosted shows like ‘SEC Now’ and ‘Thinking Out Loud’? And how can we forget her own show, ‘Out Of Pocket’, back in 2020?  With that, let’s look at the players you should pay attention to during the game.

Odds and Key Players of the Texas vs. Vanderbilt game.

This upcoming game is all set to take center stage on October 26 at FirstBank Stadium sharply at 4:15 PM EST. You can watch it on the SEC network as well. With that, as per ‘Spread’ odds, Texas holds -18.5 odds to win, whereas Vanderbilt holds +18.5 to win. As per ‘Moneyline’, the Longhorns have -1100 odds compared to Vanderbilt’s +680.

With that, college football analysts and fans are also rooting for Texas to win. Moving forward after a lot of mess that Steve Sarkisian has created, given the QB battle between Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning, Sark is finally moving forward with Ewers to start this game. However, it can also be an opportunity for Ewers to prove himself after the last game blunders.

Besides that, we all know who’s the center of attraction from Vandy’s team! Yeah, Diego Pavia, the guy who became the college football sensation after contributing to his team’s victory over Alabama, followed by a win over Kentucky. So far this season, Pavia had 1900 yards with 14 touchdowns and only one touchdown. It won’t be wrong to say Pavia single-handedly runs Vanderbilt’s offense!