Vols ranked, Vandy forgotten in way-too-early football rankings

Both programs will be replacing starting quarterbacks, the Commodores' Diego Pavia and UT's Joey Aguilar

The end of the 2025 football season brought forth different sets of emotions from Vanderbilt and Tennessee supporters.

Commodores fans were exuberant, celebrating the most single-season wins in school history (10), a 45-24 smashing of the arch-rival Vols and a final AP top-25 poll ranking of 14.

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Vols ranked, Vandy forgotten in way-too-early football rankings

Both programs will be replacing starting quarterbacks, the Commodores' Diego Pavia and UT's Joey Aguilar

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