Say goodbye to margin for error, Vanderbilt.  If it left Texas with a win on Saturday, the path would’ve laid itself out for this group to find its way to the C

No. 20 Texas (6-2) has never managed to beat No. 9 Vanderbilt (7-1) in back-to-back meetings, but has a huge opportunity to end that drought at home on Saturday.

In a game the Horns could not afford to give up with Georgia and Texas A&M still on the schedule, this is how they pulled off a first-quarter ambush against Vanderbilt.

It's Arch Manning versus Diego Pavia. Texas host Vanderbilt at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 in a Week 10 college football game.

The Gridiron Dores are 7-1, and have proved they can win big, win pretty, and now after barely escaping Missourah (spits) on the backs of their strong defense, have finally proved they can win ugly. That’s a good thing, as this is what we’re up against today:

See Diego Pavia's stats as the Vanderbilt football quarterback started in Week 10 vs. Texas, couldn't complete comeback.

Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said Thursday that his team’s ability to close gaps and use leverage on the perimeter wasn’t a strength of his team through its first eight games–in which it went 7-1–perhaps that didn’t hurt it much to that point. Saturday was different, though.

The Texas Longhorns brought their A-game to Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium on Saturday, when they played Vanderbilt, and fans took notice. The team's 34-31 win over the Commodores was a marked improvement from last week, when they narrowly avoided a loss to Mississippi State.