The Vanderbilt Commodores picked up a season-defining victory in their last game out, defeating the No. 6 ranked Tennessee Volunteers 76-75 at Memorial Gymnasiu

A couple of top 15 SEC teams are facing off on Tuesday, Jan. 21 when the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs take on the No. 6 Tennessee Volunteers at Food City Center in Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee football reached the College Football Playoff in 2024 before falling to eventual national champion Ohio State and finishing 10-3.

Vanderbilt has averaged 82.1 points per game this season, good for seventh in the SEC. Alabama leads the conference at 90.2 per game. The Crimson Tide enter the day at No. 7 in the NET rankings, while Vanderbilt is No. 37. In the latest KenPom ratings, Alabama is up to No. 8; the Commodores are No. 49.

Alabama football landed at No. 17 in the final coaches poll top 25 of the 2024 season. The Crimson Tide finished off Kalen DeBoer’s first season 9-4 after losing the ReliaQuest Bowl to Michigan. Five coaches left UA out of the top 25 entirely. DeBoer, also a voter in the poll, put his team a bit higher than the average.

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The Volunteers' latest addition comes in the form of running back Star Thomas, who spent the previous season with the Duke Blue Devils. Thomas' 2024 season was easily his best, accumulating 871 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on the ground. He was also effective in catching the ball with 20 receptions, 153 yards and one touchdown.

The 2024 college football season officially came to an end on Monday night with the Ohio State Buckeyes' win against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff championship game. And it took less than 10 minutes after the game ended for ESPN to hand the Tennessee Vols some bulletin board material for the 2025 season.

Tennessee Football came in at No. 19 in ESPN’s Way-Too-Early Top 25 Monday night, released after Ohio State beat Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. The Vols were the seventh highest-ranked SEC team.

Arkansas hosts the No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide after Izzy Higginbottom scored 26 points in Arkansas' 93-63 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers.

Arkansas plays the No. 19 Alabama Crimson Tide after Izzy Higginbottom scored 26 points in Arkansas' 93-63 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers.

The Tennessee Volunteers will have an important advantage in conference play during the 2025 college football season. The Tennessee Volunteers may have had a d