Vandy pining to play upset track for No. 8 Tennessee in Nashville

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Stakes are off-the-charts when No. 8 Tennessee (9-2, 5-2 Southeastern Conference) heads three hours west to face Vanderbilt (6-5, 3-4) in Nashville, Tenn., in the annual in-state rivalry game.

The Vols scored a 56-0 pasting of UTEP last Saturday, but the best part of their week centered around scoreboard watching.

Tennessee, ranked 11th in last week's College Football Playoff ran